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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Head Gasket Question.
Black onyx or factory ford ones?
2007 6.0

Or any others recommended?
 
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Stick with the Factory Ford gaskets, and get a set of ARP head studs
 
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 04:48 PM
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studs are ordered, and i had black onyx ordered and started reading threads and i got mixed feelings so i just was trying a few opinons.
 
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Ford gaskets only.....IMHO.

If you hold them side by side you would choose the same....
 
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oem only

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Too many black onyx failures. Browns Diesel, who sells studs and does installs ditched the black onyx and only uses OEM now.
 
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