Time for new headgasket, what else is worthwhile to put in while head is off?

[c-rad]

Hardly $30, almost twice.

/point

You almost had me there.

Blah blah blah...

It was closer to $30 than your $125. And for the record, I was trying to melodramatize it...

[Dattebayo]

Not you. The other guy who said it was $30 first...

And you are making this thread suck. Stop it

[c-rad]

Not you. The other guy who said it was $30 first...

I think that was me... 5th post in this thread.

[Dattebayo]

You edited your thread. Thanks for the melodramatisisisism.

So $51 is it then. Any thoughts on the "head kit" they sell? $160 for everything including exhaust gaskets and all the damn valve cover and intake gaskets... wow.

[mikesim]

my head gasket cost $65.85 CAD at the dealership. so about $51US is right bang on, although i wouldn't trade the OEM one for a felpro.

[sideways danny]

also to the last guy posting, the factory headstuds are designed to stretch when you torque them properly (torque, untorque, retorque) so they should always be replaced.

WRONG, it doesn't say they need replacing anywhere in the FSM, they are NOT stretch bolts

Dee - I disagree with you saying the 8-bit ECU is to blame with the std gasket not lasting for big power, with a GOOD custom map the ecu is hugely capable. blame the mapping not the ECU

[boost_boy]

WRONG, it doesn't say they need replacing anywhere in the FSM, they are NOT stretch bolts

Dee - I disagree with you saying the 8-bit ECU is to blame with the std gasket not lasting for big power, with a GOOD custom map the ecu is hugely capable. blame the mapping not the ECU

I'm referring more to the standard ecu with standard mapping as opposed to custom mapping. Custom mapping should be done by professionals and the only one to my knowledge on this side of the big pond is Jim Wolf Technology. Custom mapping is like programming a standalone because you've crunched the #s into the ecu. Standard mapping and big turbocharger, stock injectors and AFM+13psi is a reciped for a burned headgasket.

Dee

[Dattebayo]

It is common knowledge among professionals that you should replace any bolt that is exposed to a lot of stress and is removed for service of anykind. It is commonly called preventitive maintenance.

This idea supercedes anything that the FSM does or does not say.Not to mention that the FSM was written by a engineer, not a mechanic.

[c-rad]

Custom mapping should be done by professionals and the only one to my knowledge on this side of the big pond is Jim Wolf Technology.

Scott Avoy in Tampa is a Nissan ECU guru. He does custom maps on SRs, KAs, CAs, RBs, and can tune just about any standalone you throw at him including Haltech, AEM, Microtech, SDS, etc...

[top_secret]

so can someone let me know about the mentioned valvesprings/retainers?