it's in good condition and my car has only 56k miles.
My funds are very limited and I want to get this car back together today.

 

well if your funds are that limited i suppose you could use it again, just check it very carefully....

 

id wait a day and really replace it so you dont have to do it later on. You dont want to put the whole thing back together and realize you gotta change that in a month right?

 

i wouldnt re-use it.

 

shouldnt re-use it.

 

me and my friend did a LS/VTEC we reuse the gasket the previous motor it was on had like 4,000 miles we just use Copper Spray and coated which you could buy at any auto part store it helps alot its a great sealant, is your funds that bad the gasket is like 60$ brand new at Acura or something you don't want to do all that work and it leaks and realize in the end that if u replace the gasket you would of been set but its your call if you choose to re-use it get the copper spray

 

probably shouldnt but if you do make sure you get a compression test done afterward to see how well its holding up.

 

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Why waste all the time and effort.JUST to do it all again.LOL
Buy a new one. Nothing is worth more than the peace of mind.
But you will do what you want anyway. So Good Luck.

 

alright, I'm not going to re-use it. You convinced me.

As for a new gasket, which one should I use? OEM or something else? The only place I can get the oem gasket is from the dealership and I have a feeling it'll cost an arm and a leg.

 

OEM is fine.

 

omg just change the dam thing, Im sick and tired of hearing these stupid questions, are you really going to take off the head and reuse the same gasket?&gt;?&gt;?&gt;OMG sounds like ur related to the guy torquing conrod bolts with no torque wrench

 

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im with you!!!

 

chill he's just asking a question ppl like you guys make ppl afraid to ask question afraid it might be dumb or not stated right

oh yeah OEM is fine i think they retail for like $60-80 its not that bad

 

replace

 

sorry, I didn't mean to say "re-use", I meant to say replace... that was a typo.

lol, sorry that lead to some confusion.

Anyway, I don't think I can get an OEM gasket, what other brands are okay?

 

there lots of other brands these brands are off my Summit catelog SCE, MR Gasket, Cosmetic

they make custom gasket that are thinner too to raise your compression if you want..........they run from 53.99-69.99 +7.95 shipping from summit

 

check out http://catalog.acurapartswhole....y=19

( http://www.acurapartswholesale.com ) they have them for about 57 bucks, i went to the dealer and got mine for 60 after they gave me 10% off

 

The only time I can see you not replacing it is if you don't give two ***** about your car...right along the lines of changing you oil every 15000 miles.

It's a metal gasket that permanately deforms when it's used. That plus the fact that it's the most important gasket in the engine AND it takes the most **** means if you care at all about your engine, you should replace it.

 

Is the motor naturally aspirated? If its a turbo car with a built motor wouldn't chance. 50-60 bucks will seem like nothing if you have to take the whole thing apart again and mess up internals or the head.