ka24de ebay rebuild kit? Quality?

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jcarney1987
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Car: 93 240SX
03 Ford Escape

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I'm looking at rebuilding my motor now since I only have 130 compression across the board. So my question is, anybody have any experience from Domestic Gasket rebuild kits such as http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fit-91-94-Nissa ... fd&vxp=mtr ?

My motor is going to be turbo charged running light boost, so I will be getting a more quality head gasket and arp head bolts as well.

Your criticism is always accepted;)


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frapjap
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Car: '99 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
'07 Subaru Legacy
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Good for you man- doing all that work yourself will save you some major bucks.

As for the gaskets- you'll get what you pay for. If you want to be sure of what you're putting into the rebuild will last, I'd go with an OEM seals kit, or buy a Felpro kit from rockauto.com
Thats not to say that the Domestic Gasket rebuild kit is bad, but I've never heard of it, and I wouldn't want to do it twice.

Also, if you're up for it, take some photos of the process for a build thread and we can add it as a sticky for other members!

jcarney1987
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I've actually decided to go with a redline rebuild kit as they seem to be good in the past and a Felpro gasket set.

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frapjap
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Good call!
Have fun with the rebuild!


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