HKS head gaskets...good ? / bad ?

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Oct 29, 2008 | 07:54 PM

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phunk

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about 3 years of tons of abuse on my HKS headgaskets on a non sleeved block. 1/2" studs torqued to 95 or 100 cant recall. hks hg fan for life. always had success with them on toyotas over the years also.

Oct 30, 2008 | 05:02 AM

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your the one that told me to go with HKS......THANKS Phunk !!!!

Oct 30, 2008 | 05:11 AM

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Of course it has alot to do with the prep of the head surface . But Im thinking it has more to do with clamping force than anything else if you get head lift or not .

it has alot to do with alot of things

surface of block, surface of head, proper torque sequence, quality of build, quality of tune

do what any smart person does- show your builder the options, and let them tell you what to use