i heard fel-pro, but who else?

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IDK it leaks , or has, on a header and the t2 manifold I use to rock. it seems fine on the ssac t3 manifold... (sorry those are from my son... his fav)

anywho, felpro has done me alright(I overheat but thats from not getting the head done after 8blown pistons) I need to get on that

I dont really buy into that normal headgasket acting as a motor 'fuse' thing.

Hey, BTW I just bought a KA24DE Block and Head for 100 bucks. I believe s13 block w/ s14 head. Should i get it checked and tested for cracks or deformation? The seller told me it overheated.

QFT. In experience, the Cometic MLS thing is too much trouble. Then again, I'm too lazy to take my head off again to reseat it...

"I'm no prince, and I can't lay the stars at your feet,
But I got this old car, and she's pretty tough to beat..."
Wings For Wheels, by Bruce Springsteen

is the upper timing chain not the same for the s13/s14 motors?

Quote, originally posted by ka-t 300 »

He said timing chain cover

you mean the valve cover or rocker cover??
my first motor...hee

Quote, originally posted by neverlift »

come on wd whats up with the copper gaskets? bou to get my head shaved and buy a new gasket

??? Whats your question? Where to get one or why not use Felpro?

Would a copper head gasket be reusable like any other copper gasket?

Lastly, would it seal minor imperfections in the surface like ext gaskets?

I just have a lil leakage into one of my water passages and wonder if a copper gasket would take care of it? not smoking just runs hot sometimes

I was misinformed. No need to read what I said here.

Modified by DevilMB3017 at 1:31 AM 7/26/2008

I have never had any problems wioth copper...ever.

Again if your not going for huge power, go with a fel-pro.

I fixed my post - don't wnat to confuse to anyone searching.

I need to look into one of these copper deals.

The Felpro is definitly a great option and they are cheap...hard to beat cheap and good

well I dont really plan to make over 300 anytime soon, but one day a rather large set of injectors will fall into my lap and I'll use them. So would it be wise to go ahead and do the copper h/g now? Plus I've been through , this will be three, first time didnt need it but the motor had some bad pistons,same with second, this one isnt sealed right, wonder if its the arps backing ou, my bud's sr just blew a gasket like that?

another question just came to me while typing..

do they have any issue when used on force fed and meth/water injection?

dwvilmb I too have spoken out of mis information

AFAIK, lol, headgaksets like Cometic MLS are resuable, if you are looking for that, but they do require better mating surfaces and more machine work. Just a heads up. I've seen a lot of people post that Fel-Pros are good up to ~400...

off to do a rain dance or something

Fel-pro held NissanFanatics 30 PSI meth injected Ka together(twice) so, if it can do that i think it will be alright for your build too.

With that being said, Cometic does not suck because it won't seal your cylinder head that resembles a ruffles potato chip. And the OEM is not superior because it can seal that particular application. Each has its purpose.

You mentioned 350whp, and I never had a problem with the stock gasket at that power level.

1992 Nissan 240sx KA24DE-Turbo: The "Showcar"
Stock internals
532whp/486ft.lbs-30psi
12.6@122.3mph-22psi
http://ka-t.org/cory_b.php

lucky I had a conservative tune

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I was think along the lines of the block side... you know lil knicks when removing the gasket... wifes wash pad thing worked great