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Order this, sleep well.

 

I don't mean to rant, but you know what? I'm doing it anyway...

Years ago this forum used to be a wealth of knowledge and the majority of posts were helpful and thought out and included references. Now I posted a question here that yielded almost no useful responses. Every person keeps telling me to just get a new head gasket without any rationalization other than "sleep better" or "don't worry about it". That's not how this works. That's now how any of this works! I'm not going to throw money at the problem. If that was the case I'd just take it to a shop and let them deal with it. I asked a legitimate question to see if anyone thought the headgasket that is CURRENTLY IN MY POSSESSION would be sufficient with my setup. I'm not asking if OEM is better. I'm not asking if this is the best head gasket. I'm asking if anyone know of a reason this would fail under the conditions mentioned.

Since nobody was able to respond properly to this post I decided I am going to go with the metal Fel-Pro gasket that was included in the head gasket kit that (again) I ALREADY POSSESS!!!!!! I feel it will be sufficient for my mods / boost & power levels / and use of vehicle. Should anyone have a strong opinion otherwise, feel free to present it. If this thing blows up in a month, oh well, at least I learned something and can share that information with the community.

 

exactly why I never ask questions on forums anymore, just filled with a bunch of "know it alls" leaving nothing but childish/sarcastic comments that are of little to no help. If the person does know what they are talking about they are cocky as **** and can never be wrong. All the old guys who know anything are no longer on the web. I personally look elsewhere for reliable info on my build.

 

well sorry if you feel my comments were sarcastic but I was only trying to give you advice based on past experiences...no I have never used a felpro gasket or know anyone who has...the reason for that is because you do this job once and be done with it using parts that are already proven because it's a big job...use the fel pro...I hope it works out for you...

 

Same could be said about you. You're the typical "ask for advice, then do what I was going to anyways because you're all ***holes".


I only use OEM gaskets for a reason. Blown head gaskets can cause destruction if not caught right away, and I don't want to have to deal with the consequences for trying to save a few bucks on the front end by paying thousands on the back end. You may think you have a mild build and tune, but in reality you are still driving a high performance race engine. 20psi of boost is nothing to laugh at, even its "close to stock" your engine is producing much higher cylinder pressures than a comparable NA engine that isn't boosted and making much less power per liter.

 

Let me know how that works out for you! I did the same but purchased a oem head gasket because that's what one of the Mitsubishi master techs that built a buddy's motor recommended. I still have the felpro one all wrapped up for a rainy day!

 

sounds like you wanted people to confirm the decision you already made, and are upset because they didn't.

So my first hand experience with the felpro gaskets isn't with an evo, but a 2g GSX. My brother bought the car which had just had the head gasket replaced with a felpro, and it failed on him in less then a year. Car was literally bone stock, except for the intake mod we did where you saw that stupid plastic pipe out. Anyway we replaced that with a Factory head gasket and never looked back. Now I didn't install that felpro so i have no idea if proper procedures where followed, but thats my experience.

My guess is that the cost of the gasket vs the cost of the labor and other misc costs of not having a working car to most people doesn't make the risk/reward of gambling on something that they know for a fact if they use a factory gasket they will be fine.

 

I can totally understand how I come off that way, but that's not the case. I posted on here hoping to get some experiences shared or some insight. I didn't seem to be getting the responses I was hoping for, so I turned to my car friends and spoke to them in person. My decision is based on conversations I've had with some good friends that have had DSM's for 10+ years.

I can also understand the logic of spending extra money up front to prevent damage down the road. I've spend a lot of money on preventative maintenance on this car versus modding this car. For example, I originally went to just replace all my exhaust gaskets on the car to fix an exhaust leak. Ended up doing a leakdown test to find leaking valves so I got the head rebuilt. If this headgasket lasts me a year, I'm happy. I plan to rebuild a lot more next winter.

In any case, please feel free to continue replying! I'm happy to hear what everyone has to say, good or bad.

 

not sure if anyone posted this yet since I didn't read all the posts but if anyone hasn't mentioned if you do OEM HG do an evo ix HG. More layers.

 

Don't matter now fel pro it is.