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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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installing new heads this weekend with cam. I'm going to use fel-pro 1041 head gaskets, they are pre-flattenend steal, .041 compressed gaskets with a 4.135 bore will these work ok, are they good gaskets. Thanks

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damn. What's with the huge bore? you have a 427 or an all-bore 387 sleeved motor?
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That is the only gaskets I could find they came from Jeg's what would you use
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Originally Posted by vettes4fun
That is the only gaskets I could find they came from Jeg's what would you use
GM MLS gaskets
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What type of gaskets are these
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MLS = Multi-Layer Steel
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will the 4.135 bore work ok
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Originally Posted by vettes4fun
That is the only gaskets I could find they came from Jeg's what would you use

http://www.cometic.com/ 3.910 Bore, pricey but reuseable. That what I have/// Ouch!

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