[Supras] Felpro head gasket

[Jim Jobe]

Unless Felpro has updated the gasket in the past 2-3 years it's identical
to the Toyota piece.  They (stock style gaskets) ALL fail via the cylinder
rings pushing out to the coolant passages.  The problem isn't the gasket,
it's the low torque on the head bolts.

And yes, the 7M isn't the only motor with head gasket problems.

On Sat, Jun 03, 2006 at 09:28:07AM -0400, Bob wrote:
> Fel Pro is one of the few gasket companies that will re engineer the gasket
> to make up for factory design flaws.  
> 
> I have no idea if they have done anything to the Toyota Gasket but most
> likely it is better than the original.
> 
> I have talked to the tech line several times on head gasket issues and
> although I haven't mentioned the 7m yet, every other time they have a
> solution for the common failures.  If you think that the 7m has a head
> gasket problem just look into GM's 3.4 or most Civics from the late 80's
> through 1996. Fel Pro has am updated gasket set for these models.
> 
> Will the Fel Pro gasket hold up to the 45 psi of boost we all want to
> run.... probably not.  On the other hand it should be just fine for stock
> applications.
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:supras-bounces at supras.com] On Behalf
> Of t72pwrd
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 8:49 AM
> To: Craig Thommes; berniek at technicaldevelop.com; 'Don Ewing'
> Cc: Supras at supras.com
> Subject: Re: [Supras] Felprol head gasket
> 
> The Felpro IS a stock gasket.  If you look on a gasket set, the country of 
> origin of each gasket is listed.  The HG is made in Japan while every other 
> gasket is made in the US.
> 
> 
> -Nick
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Thommes" <cthommes at adelphia.net>
> To: <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>; "'Don Ewing'" <supradon88 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <Supras at supras.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 12:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Supras] Felprol head gasket
> 
> 
> > Same thing the stock headgasket does.  I've got a picture of one of these
> > too, from a bone stock 68K mile car...
> >
> > -Craig
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:supras-bounces at supras.com] On 
> > Behalf
> > Of berniek at technicaldevelop.com
> > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 6:00 PM
> > To: Don Ewing
> > Cc: Supras at supras.com
> > Subject: Re: [Supras] Felprol head gasket
> >
> > These gaskets have been known to weaken, and the way they do so is by the
> > crimped metal insert sround each bore radially receding between the head 
> > and
> > the block, due to combusion pressure..  The metal rings become elongated
> > along the head and block surface.  Someone in the list showed a picture of
> > that a few months ago.
> >
> >    BernieK
> >
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