Headgasket

ssully23 Mar 2008, 13:11

right boys i'm struggling with trying to get discount at the suplliers but i haven't given up...

while payern is a well known brand its just not the same quality you would get from nissan, and i'll give it the fact that its lasted four months but lets be honest some of the origional ones have done up to 150 000km.vlade, i doubt there would be any visual difference in the two gaskets, all ca18det gaskets would look the same its the compound that matters.

on the elring subject it seems ze germans don't like the japs much as there are no headgaskets available for nissan from my boy, but that search continues too...

in my opinion, and guys please don't argue cause its MY opinion, rather spend the extra dosh and get the real deal. you boys are running turbocharged cars and many of you have modded and have big plans for further modding you cars. lets face it the origional gasket is the best in this application.

if i'm talking absolute nonsense please let me know, i'm not used to getting my point out via a keyboard.

on a lighter note watch the nds, next round is going to be very interesting...

and don't be a fool, wrap your tool

vveecee23 Mar 2008, 14:09

LOL - you're too far away for me to wrap you!!!

anyway - i've emailed the duigan brothers, and NXGen, to get prices on a cosworth gasket for my SR20det build.

the nissan one is about 850-00, and the nissan gasket for the SR20de is about 885-00. strange that the normally aspirated motor's head gasket is more than the turbo version!!!

anyway - i've recently read a decent article where pressure tests and sealing ability tests were done on various multi-layered steel head gaskets. the cosworth ones were as good as the Greddy or HKS head gaskets but at a FAR lower price.

at the cosworth online store, the head gaskets were only $125-00. which is about a grand exluding shipping!

ssully23 Mar 2008, 16:07

i love the fact that you do your own research...
those are the type of names you should be mentioning as substitutes, not payern 🙂

much respect veecee

don't walk in dark alleys alone at night

vveecee24 Mar 2008, 08:30

sully wrote:

don't walk in dark alleys alone at night

but i am the terror that flaps in the night!

vveecee24 Mar 2008, 09:58

sully wrote:

those are the type of names you should be mentioning as substitutes, not payern 🙂

hey man - the payen headgasket will do fine for stock or mildy upgraded engines. once hte power starts getting hectic, then you need to look at decent MLS head gaskets.

wwidowmaker25 Mar 2008, 19:42

veecee wrote:

but i am the terror that flaps in the night!

hey! get your own phrases stopstreetboy!

vveecee25 Mar 2008, 20:40

widowmaker wrote:

veecee wrote:

but i am the terror that flaps in the night!

hey! get your own phrases stopstreetboy!

how do you lay claim to fame to something made by some big stoopid corporate cartoon company???

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