fel pro head gasket good or bad?

[fasteclipse1992]

bought a fel pro head gasket for my 2.0 turbo engine whats ur opinion on it?

 

[xcelr8n]

mitsubishi hg is better, most everyone here will tell you that.

 

[fasteclipse1992]

i know that im just wondering if any1 else used a fel pro gasket and how well it held up to thier application

 

[xcelr8n]

what are your plans for the car?
stock daily driver, or weekend warrior with high boost?
i would assume felpro hg would be alright for the first application, second one though and your taking your chances.

 

[Tallen]

I would not take a felpro any further than stock.

 

[fasteclipse1992]

it just have to get me back and fourth to work. i cant run high boost. because b4 the engine swap i had 87 octane in it so it pings at hi rpms.
my boost guage shot up over 24 psi earlier today and then the car overheated so im guessing thatswhy my head gasket blew. i couldnt get my mbc to work in the past 2 days and it finally did and it was set too high.

 

[xcelr8n]

dont automatically assume your hg is blown, theres been some stories of people assuming there hg is gone, pulling the head etc, and realzing it wasnt all that bad.
and the problem comes back. do a compression test.

 

[fasteclipse1992]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104946
read this post of mine. tell me if u think its a head gasket. alota white smoke out of the tail pipe and gas smell in the coollant

 

[dsmturboawd]

felpro gaskets are great on stock powered cars.

 

[fasteclipse1992]

its stock a stock engine 13g turbo auto tranny cams. all i did was put 450 injectors a boost guage and a mbc and a manual tranny ecu.

 

[dsmturboawd]

Originally posted by fasteclipse1992
all i did was put 450 injectors a boost guage and a mbc

i wouldnt get a felpro gasket then.

 

[fasteclipse1992]

ill play it safe then with this fel pro gasket. how much is a mitsu head gasket from the dealer ship. ive priced parts from them b4 and they are high dollar. like $5.02 for 1 flywheel bolt. $1200 for an ecu

 

[spoolinawddsm]

ive used a felpro gasket and had no problems with it.

 

[fasteclipse1992]

pulled head off and there was a fel pro gasket in it. #1 cylynder was blown. head musta been replaced because the valves were clean and surface had no scratches on it.

 

[me612]

the stock composite mitsu head gasket is very inexpensive. Prolly about the same cost as a Felpro. So why not just throw a stock one on?

 

[fasteclipse1992]

i will, i just couldnt do it at the time.

 

[tylerdurden801]

What about for lower stress areas of the engine? I'm looking at redoing the valve cover, spark plug, half moon, and oil pan gaskets and the felpro's are quite cost effective. Would they be alright for these uses?

 

[fasteclipse1992]

i went to the mitsu parts dept. to see if they could get me a "steel" mitsu head gasket and the guy told me the only 1 that shows is the standard paper/metal type gasket and it was like $65 and he said it was no better than the fel pro which cost $35. where can i get a steel head gasket?

 

[dsmturboawd]

partznet.com

 

[psi on u]

i got a fel pro head gasket set ive havent had any problems (knock on wood ) i personally belive that if it was that bad then they wouldent sell it .... it has to meet the same standards as the oem mitsu

 

[dsmturboawd]

no it doesnt. it just has to work on a stock car; they do.

lots of parts fall short of oem quality.