direct comparison: HKS vs OEM Headgasket
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I took a look at my HKS headgaskets today, and put together a mini article including several side by side pictures of the HKS unit and the OEM unit.
Sorry, I do not have a cometic gasket around. If you have any information on how the cometic unit differs from the OEM unit, please feel free to post.
http://www.cj-motorsports.com/headgaskets.htm
Sorry, I do not have a cometic gasket around. If you have any information on how the cometic unit differs from the OEM unit, please feel free to post.
http://www.cj-motorsports.com/headgaskets.htm
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i am pretty sure that the HKS gaskets are the only ones available that employ the stopper ring. I have used cometics on the FI Vipers at work and in Hondas and never noticed anything of the sort. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure they are very alike the stock gasket.
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Originally Posted by Alberto
What do the stopper rings provide over the stock design? As you can tell I dont know much about head gaskets....
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Great review Charles. I think HKS needs to reinstate your dealer status. I was under the impression that the Cometics also had a stopper ring and were not just a multi layer gasket. Can anyone confirm?
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funny you should ask... i actually did. when i called to check the status on them, they had said to me that they didnt get my order... so i sent in another PO. Then the next day a set shows up, obviously from the first order... but unfortunatly i called and told to forget about the other set.
send me a PM if you are having trouble finding them... there is a wholesaler/retailer that i have been dealing with for 6 years that is great... if they dont have it they are only a short from from HKS and usually get the stuff same or next day. I used them for everything HKS before I was direct, and use them again now that I am no longer direct.
send me a PM if you are having trouble finding them... there is a wholesaler/retailer that i have been dealing with for 6 years that is great... if they dont have it they are only a short from from HKS and usually get the stuff same or next day. I used them for everything HKS before I was direct, and use them again now that I am no longer direct.
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