For our turbo cars yes Fel-Pro gaskets are horrible, but don't blame the company, for big blocks people swear by them and are one of the best gaskets to get. Like all companies they make good products as well as bad ones. Just ask any Hemi or 440 owner what gasket they prefer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Watters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "sdml" <SHELBY-DODGE@sdml.org> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 11:13 PM Subject: Re: SD>NEVER Buy Fel-Pro story (was Another boring question)
> > Aftermarket manufacturers are going to stop making 2, 3 or 4 gaskets for the > > same engine once the engine is out of production for some period of time > > (unless it is some specialty engine/head). > > > > The last Fel-Pro gasket I saw (a couple months ago), looked very similar to > > the Mopar Performance gasket I put on my car, if not exactly the same. Same > > thickness, same amount of metal around the cylinders, etc. I would not doubt > > that a 2005 Fel-Pro gasket would be fine, but, I know, for $20 ... why not get > > the MP one? > > Let me tell you a story so to say, > > I was working on a brand X and purchased a Fel-Pro head gasket set. I > installed the part and gaskets. The vehicle ran for 3 days before it started > puking oil and Anti on the ground. Tore it back down to find a terrible > sight. The intake gasket had failed and filled the motor full on antifreeze, > and ruined the motor. The worst part is that it was a friends vehicle, and > he is not mechanically inclined. > > I compared the factory gasket to the Fel-Pro one and they were really > different. The factory gasket had built in intake end seals the Fel-Pro did > not and they expected a 3/8 of an inch bead the seal the ends on the intake > manifold. When I called them on it they said the gasket had to be installed > wrong, because their gaskets were as good as the factory gaskets. > > The moral to the story is I will never buy Fel-Pro gaskets again, The best > gaskets are the factory gakets. > > -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING------------------------ ---- > Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ > > To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
