I'm getting ready to replace my leaky valve cover gaskets. I'm using stock Ford Mustang 5.0 aluminum valve covers in place of the steel ones on the recommendation of my mechanic, but there are many, many different options for gaskets. He suggests a rubber/steel gasket, but even in that case there are choices. Which one(s) would you suggest (FelPro, Victor Heinz, something else)?
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sigpic1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS -
Fel Pro Permadry. Not cheap, but they work extremely well. The stock steel valve covers are OK, if ugly, but the cork gaskets suck. Old steel valve covers were kinda crappy too. They were very thin and distorted easily. the stock uglies we got were a lot thicker and held their shape pretty well.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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2nd the Fel Pro Permadry's.
I've tried the cheap rubber/steel gaskets from summit, and wasn't impressed.2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
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+1 Permadry
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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PERMADRY. Don't even think about anything else. The rest are a waste of money.
MIKE
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Used Ford F1ZZ-B (steel and rubber) b/c I had them. Have used them before and had great success.Comment
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Rock Auto has permadrys for $21!!! I think I paid 30 something for mine!!!
Originally posted by P72Crazy View Post
Do you remember what they cost?
Factory steel/rubber gaskets in general are pretty good. At work if we do a transmission pan service on something, we always re-use the original rubber/steel if the filter kit comes with anything less.Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
'LTD HPP' 85 Vic (my rusty baby) '06 Honda Reflex 250cc 'Baileys' 91 Vic (faded cream puff) ClifFord 'ODB' 88 P72 (SOLD) '77 LTDII (RIP)
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Not sure what the F1ZZ-B valve cover gaskets cost today. As I remember, my cost (employee) from the dealership was around 18.00 per set.
As for the comment about thin and bending, the F1ZZ-B gaskets I used were 3x-thicker than the valve cover steel. I just used a set on a 5.8L CVPI last weekend.Last edited by P72Crazy; 09-21-2013, 11:13 AM.Comment
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I have a set of permadry valve cover gaskets on the vic. They're the best gaskets I've evr used on the car!Comment
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felpro permadry
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
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