head gasket replacment

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okay so my sr overheated and now i blew a h.g. if i don't have to over bore what company sells a stock bore mls gasket? i saw that apex'i does but damn the ish is expensive. i'm in the cometic budget range. i guess i could always ask them.


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Why not just source OEM? I hope your checking the deck and head

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yeah i guess i could. how reliable are they? oh i'm definity checking the everything out. i'll probably have to deck.

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OEM gaskets are good gaskets. Unless your going nuts, or have issues stick to OEM.

Some people swear by cometic, others have horror stories.

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uuuuh felpro? advanced? like 20 bucks?

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hell yeah that works for me. is there a certain year i should ask for?91-93 se-r's i'm assuming?

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failpro.... no thanks

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thenismoshop.com $30

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nice find

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okay so i drove the car around the last couple days and no smoke?? i'm wondering when i cleaned the iacv the was some cleaner settled in the lower intake plenum and it was just burning off?

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To be sure...

Check compression,

Drain, and inspect oil and coolant for inner mix,

Refill and bleed.


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