Cometic head gaskets

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I have been reusing them for a couple of years, I just clean them and put them back on.
Not one issue. I know several guys doing the same thing.

Thats a biggie, I was warned by Art Leong to make sure to clean them WELL between uses. Ive had not one problem, only 2 lost the coatings whatever that stuff is.

And you can pop rivets and laminate the stock ones for the right clearances. They arent cheap but Ill take em over copper anyway.

Weve never had a leak, short of the one time I put the headgaskets on the wrong side Isnt a problem with the 6.1 just the 5.7. Theyre slick, not cheap but slick.

[Jeff Teuton]

If you have a stock bore DP 5.7 or 6.1, the factory gasket is cheap. The 5.7 is 3 ply, .026 I think and about 8 bucks. The 6.1 is 4 ply, .039 and I'm not sure of the price. They are both .025 over stock bore.