I'm going to be replacing the head gasket on my Jeep Wrangler soon. My two choices of gasket sets was Fel-Pro or Victor. The Fel-Pro head gasket set cost about three times more than the Victor set. Are the Fel-Pro gaskets that much better to justify the extra expense or is a gasket a gasket. I'm more interested in using high quality parts and the job lasting than trying to save a buck. I appreciate any opinions.
Thanks, Dennis B.
I am sure there are many opinions but, the Felpro IMHO is a superior gasket in more ways than one when I want to make sure I din't do the job too frequently. It is one of those things where you get what you pay for. If you haven't already looked around, there are several places on the net where you can get the good stuff at reasonable prices like Summitt Racing, Jegs, RockAuto and others. Summitt and Jegs are my favorites. Many times, Summitt has their house brand parts that have proven decent.
Lugnut
A Felpro gasket is not worth three times more than a Victor. I suggest you shop around and you will see where the problem is. Victor does make decent gaskets...
Ed Strauss
I would generally agree with that but, I have seen a couple of applications where Felpro had the only product to permanently fix the job - no comparable product in the market. I complained about the price but never about getting the job done.
Lugnut
I have always had the best results from Fel-Pro. My current Fel Pro head gasket is about 8 years old and still holding strong. So is my valve cover gasket.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build Photos:
Pretty much either will work if your block and head are nice and flat.
If you are not decking the block or reworking the head, go with the Feel-Pro. it will work better in a situation where a couple of thousandths out of whack on either the block or head won't result in a "do over" in two weeks.
JMHO anyway.
Thanks guys for taking the time to help.
Dennis B.
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