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| | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 99 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 99 | I just wanted to give Oreily Auto Parts and Fel-Pro a compliment. I just got my new valve cover gasket and manifold gaskets this morning. The valve cover gasket even came with the rubber stud plugs (unexpected) and the manifold gaskets also included the gasket for between the intake and exhaust. Everywhere else you have to buy everything seperate and the price was less expensive than any of the other "specialty" vendors. And Fel-Pro makes their gaskets the correct size and more importantly to me, thickness. So a big thanks and "good job" goes out to Oreily Auto Parts and Fel-Pro for making a quality product and making Wada's job a lot easier!  Wada | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Well it's Fel-Pro that need the kudos here. I bought a head gasket set from one of the AD vendors. It was a generic, no name set and the head gasket just plane looked chincy, rough fibers sticking out from unfinished edges and compression rings that don’t look fully formed. The manifold gaskets look like they skimped on them also, seemed to thin and more filler than metal, kind of crumbly looking.
I would agree with woda, try to stay with Fel-Pro. I think I asked this before but I miss the comebacks sometimes, but is Victor still making gaskets? Taint seen them around for a while, they used to be the standard in the circle I ran with.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
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Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Yes FelPro is the best gaskets, although I haven,t been using them lately because all my suppliers have gone to other brands. I was in the local Napa store a few days ago & the manager say,s they are changing over to Fel-pro. I believe Carquest gaskets are Victor with there name on them.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | yes the quality at the FLAPS is much better
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | I use Fel-Pro gaskets for all of my own stuff. They're a division of Federal-Mogul, I try to use their products exclusivly as the quality is higher than other brands. They also own Moog Chassis, National Seal, Anco, and Wagner brake and lighting.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 | I have found Fel-Pro uses only one gasket for the valve cover for the 235 and 216. If I want the correct gasket for the 216 I have to go to Carquest and Victor gaskets.
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