so we are rebuilding the motor in the beast for this upcoming season and im going to splurge a little and buy arp head and main studs.... figure it will be easier with the amount if head pulling and stuff we do. does anyone make a mls or reusaeable head gasket for these cars as it sucks paying $18 for a fel pro evewry 2 or 3 weeks
You can try SCE gaskets. They make copper gaskets for the Ecotec and some of the 60 deg V6 engines, so they may have something. Their website is
here.
Cometic makes a MLS gasket for the LN2.....

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QWK LN2 (aka ImPhat0260) wrote:Cometic makes a MLS gasket for the LN2.....

Does Cometic recommend reusing these? I use their head gaskets for demo derby motors and I was told by one of their tech guys not to reuse them under any circumstance.
Chris wrote:QWK LN2 (aka ImPhat0260) wrote:Cometic makes a MLS gasket for the LN2.....
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Does Cometic recommend reusing these? I use their head gaskets for demo derby motors and I was told by one of their tech guys not to reuse them under any circumstance.
I and others have re used them before. Obviously, common sense needs to be used and if something does not look right, don't re use it.

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QWK LN2 (aka ImPhat0260) wrote:Cometic makes a MLS gasket for the LN2.....

At first glance I thought you jacked my picture lol.
Chris wrote:Does Cometic recommend reusing these? I use their head gaskets for demo derby motors and I was told by one of their tech guys not to reuse them under any circumstance.
Cometic says not to because of a sealant that's put on from the factory which sticks to the head/block. I've heard of a couple DSM guys who had problems, but 95% of the time it seems to be fine. If you're worried, just coat it in copper spray before installation.
fortune cookie say: better a delay than a disaster
MadJack wrote:FYI: The Cometic MLS HG is for those running the '98+ 2200 head.
Someone adapted it to the 97- though. Wish I remembered who, would have been interesting to see.
fortune cookie say: better a delay than a disaster
ya i def want something reuseable we normally pull the head a minimum of 10 teams a season
Bob Guptill wrote:so we are rebuilding the motor in the beast for this upcoming season and im going to splurge a little and buy arp head and main studs.... figure it will be easier with the amount if head pulling and stuff we do. does anyone make a mls or reusaeable head gasket for these cars as it sucks paying $18 for a fel pro evewry 2 or 3 weeks
Where did you find the ARP head for the ln2? Ive been looking for one and cant seem to find it
look on the front page in the forum someone posted a link for arp bolts from importperformanceparts.com
^^^ Thanks for the reference!
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