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slw240sx
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well nissan gave me a call today, they called to inform me nissan is nolonger selling the engine gasket kits. they nolonger have any in stock, the parts guy tried to order each gasket separate, and they have no head gaskets or intake manifold gaskets.

now they have to track down a felpro kit thats should be availible


nab911
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Hit up autozone for that intake mani gasket. If you need the actualy manifold gasket and not the plenum i have an extra if you cant find one.

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I got a fel pro headgasket from autozone. atleast that is what the package said ;) 50 bucks.

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damn jon... i posted this about 6 months ago when I went looking for the gasket kit!;) I still was able to get a headgasket and most of the individual gaskets though...

Sean

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knightrider
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oh no, that sucks, cuz i just ordered mine. i guess ill be getting a call soon, i guess ill start asking around the local parts stores, :(

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slw240sx
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well the guy searched down each gasket and couldnt get most of them. so he orderd a felpro complete rebuild kit , the price went from 224$ to 299$ on top of the other crap i had on order, then tonight after work i get blind sided by a phone bill thats double what i thought it would be. all my bills this month are due in the same week n im screwd.

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Don't ya hate it when that happens?

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slw240sx
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im gonna end up spending over a grand this week again. i some how have been spending upwards a grand a week , i dont make that much money, i cant figure out where it keeps comming from . . i quit selling drugs and goin to the casinos lol

whats worse is that i keep getting stupid deals dropped in my lap on cars and i cant afford to deviate from my build some reason i have a deadline that i cant break , dont know what it is. maybe its the soon as i finish the car im goin to tell my job to kiss my *** for a few weeks while i enjoy some much needed freedom. thing


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