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Upon receiving the gasket sets
FEL-KS2307 and intake set MRG-202A from Summit.
I found that the head gaskets and intake gaskets not acceptable.
I have ordered head gaskets EDL-7337.
Intake gaskets EDL-7224
The Edelbrock gaskets are vastly superior to what came in the sets.
If I were building a bone stock 360 or 390, I would use the Edelbrock gaskets and not the others.
Rockauto.com had the best prices, but Summit matched them.
FEL-KS2307 and intake set MRG-202A from Summit.
I found that the head gaskets and intake gaskets not acceptable.
I have ordered head gaskets EDL-7337.
Intake gaskets EDL-7224
The Edelbrock gaskets are vastly superior to what came in the sets.
If I were building a bone stock 360 or 390, I would use the Edelbrock gaskets and not the others.
Rockauto.com had the best prices, but Summit matched them.
Lead Driver
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What was unacceptable?
The MrGasket intake is usually just black paper with silicone ring, which I've used before without any issues as I usually tack it down to the head to keep it in place while assembling. Can't recall what the Felpro number I used to run for head gasket(been too many years since I bought them)? I run a Cometic on the race car now, but used Felpro on my hot rods.
Even the Cometics I had to "massage" them to make them clear the valves. $160 gaskets and still had to make them "fit". Too many variations/combinations so they don't make a one-fits-all.
The MrGasket intake is usually just black paper with silicone ring, which I've used before without any issues as I usually tack it down to the head to keep it in place while assembling. Can't recall what the Felpro number I used to run for head gasket(been too many years since I bought them)? I run a Cometic on the race car now, but used Felpro on my hot rods.
Even the Cometics I had to "massage" them to make them clear the valves. $160 gaskets and still had to make them "fit". Too many variations/combinations so they don't make a one-fits-all.
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What was unacceptable?
The MrGasket intake is usually just black paper with silicone ring, which I've used before without any issues as I usually tack it down to the head to keep it in place while assembling. Can't recall what the Felpro number I used to run for head gasket(been too many years since I bought them)? I run a Cometic on the race car now, but used Felpro on my hot rods.
Even the Cometics I had to "massage" them to make them clear the valves. $160 gaskets and still had to make them "fit". Too many variations/combinations so they don't make a one-fits-all.
The MrGasket intake is usually just black paper with silicone ring, which I've used before without any issues as I usually tack it down to the head to keep it in place while assembling. Can't recall what the Felpro number I used to run for head gasket(been too many years since I bought them)? I run a Cometic on the race car now, but used Felpro on my hot rods.
Even the Cometics I had to "massage" them to make them clear the valves. $160 gaskets and still had to make them "fit". Too many variations/combinations so they don't make a one-fits-all.
The first clue, should have been that the complete Felpro engine gasket set cost $65.03, while the Edelbrock head gasket alone was $63.69
Lead Driver
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Ah....the "good" Felpro head gaskets are around $45/side(can't recall the part number? Will be there tomorrow, so I can look). That's what I used to pay, as now the Cometics are like $80/side! I hassled my machine shop about the fact the Felpro's worked fine for the last 13 yrs, why change? The Cometics are re-usable, so I guess that's a plus.
FE "Freakin Expensive"
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Ah....the "good" Felpro head gaskets are around $45/side(can't recall the part number? Will be there tomorrow, so I can look). That's what I used to pay, as now the Cometics are like $80/side! I hassled my machine shop about the fact the Felpro's worked fine for the last 13 yrs, why change? The Cometics are re-usable, so I guess that's a plus.
Hey Larry dont worry about messing with the gaskets!! Just haul that thing down to me!!
Russ
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