i can get a pep boys head gasket or about $35 or i can go to honda and get a head gasket for $55. what one is better or dose it matter?

 

OEM Honda....but thats just me....Its your car do what u want...u get what u pay for

 

With something as important as a head gasket, the extra $20 I think
is worth it. Not to knock PepBoys because they do sell quality products in
most cases. If you're strapped for cash, then go with PepBoys.

 

find 20 more bucks and go with the honda. OEM > pepboys......always

 

Yea id definitely rather go with oem in this case, Im not to sure how reliable the pep boys headgasket would be, and I dont intend to find out myself

 

OEM u get what u pay for and honda parts are def. worth the extra money.

 

that's not neccesearily true

 

they got aftermarket brands that would outperform oem.. but odds are they wouldnt stop it and would have to order it..

those copper head gaskets are nice but i dont know if they make them for our motors yet

 

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those copper head gaskets are nice but i dont know if they make them for our motors yet</TD></TR></TABLE>

that is not necessarily true. in most cases, the aftermarket brands that would outperform OEM headgaskets are thicker headgaskets made for high performance engine setups. obviously... the OEM headgasket wasnt built for 300+ horsepower.

i would go with OEM

 

im using the advance auto felpro gasket and it works good,,,,this go OEM crap is way over rated, most of all car manufactures products are rebagged aftermarket products.


Modified by projectTeG at 8:58 PM 3/28/2004

 

go oem you get what u pay for

 

that's not neccesarily true

 

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You're right, it's not necessarily true, but with a company like Honda, and their outstanding reputation for quality products, OEM is always a safe bet. Many OEM Honda products are so good that they are used even on fully prepped race cars. Take OEM Honda piston rings, bearings, water pumps, the CTR N1 Crank Pulley even. Odds are most people will not be running a setup that will force a decision to run with something other than OEM for the peripheral parts so most of the time, OEM works just fine. There are products that outperform OEM Honda, and there are other inexpensive products that work just as well, however not everyone wants to pay for the more expensive "outperforming" part, and not everyone wants to be the person who finds out if an inexpensive part is worth it. That being the case, OEM is pretty much always a safe bet.

 

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You're right, it's not necessarily true, but with a company like Honda, and their outstanding reputation for quality products, OEM is always a safe bet. Many OEM Honda products are so good that they are used even on fully prepped race cars. Take OEM Honda piston rings, bearings, water pumps, the CTR N1 Crank Pulley even. Odds are most people will not be running a setup that will force a decision to run with something other than OEM for the peripheral parts so most of the time, OEM works just fine. There are products that outperform OEM Honda, and there are other inexpensive products that work just as well, however not everyone wants to pay for the more expensive "outperforming" part, and not everyone wants to be the person who finds out if an inexpensive part is worth it. That being the case, OEM is pretty much always a safe bet.</TD></TR></TABLE>