reusing an apexi HG one time

[romerider153]

so heres the deal i have had my head torqued on for abot 2 weeks never ran but head needs to come back off and im not really looking to drop 220 again especially since i never even ran this one its a stock bore 1.6mm thick you think ill be ok once

[romerider153]

come on no ones got an answer for me i know i have heard you can re use them a couple times but i know someone is goin to say what are you retarded always change the HG but i was wondering if anyone had actually expereince with this

[romerider153]

come on no input

[liquid_cool]

i wuldent risk reusing a head ghasket....ever.....the risk out wieghs the savings value...you dont have to buy that $220. hg you know..they do make cometic ghaskets 1.8mm for about 70 bucks...do yourself the favor..do it rite...and you will thank me later...good luck

[nismopu]

If its a multi layer gasket you can re-use them a hundred times, there's a reason it costs 220 bucks. I have an old HKS multi layer HG on my turbo l28 and its been off more times than once. It seals just fine under boost. peace.

[WizardBlack]

Hmm, in my shop I wouldn't re-use a HG (which were always MLS), but you never ran the car at all so it's not a problem IMO.

[nismopu]

Your kidding? What do you think the point of the multi layer steel HG is?

[romerider153]

hey buddy there still a million people that say replace it so take it easy just looking for an opinion

[low91240sx]

If the gasket appears to be okay no deep cuts or anything like that then go for it but if it ever pops into your head that your not quiet sure buy a new one alot of work just to be let down one thing that I have learned (the hard way unfortunatley ) is if you second guess it don't do it