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Really good head gaskets....

What do you guys suggest for really good 5.0 head gaskets?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #1 –
Fel Pro
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #2 –
copper to be bullet proof ,,,
there is a particular gasket pn that is beefy'er",, gotta find where is stored that info though because I intend to use them on our build.

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #3 –
With a copper gasket, your block or heads let go before the gasket. Id rather have a fuse. Mainly applies to boosted engines though.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #4 –
I have used standard issue Fel pro from Autozone and haven't had issues. Didn't know if they would be good enough or should I step up to the higher cost fel Pro gaskets?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #5 –
Personally, id look at your ptv, quench, overall compression ratio and factor all of those things in. If you have plenty of ptv and wouldn't mind a slight (very slight) bump in compression, id look through all the part numbers one at a time, Google them to see what other people say, then run the one that fits best.

Overall, pretty much everyone just goes with a standard felpro unless the have oringed heads or are running boost.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #6 –
PTV clearance is fine even with a standard Fel Pro gasket. i am putting new rings and bearings in the extra engine as well. I will go with the standard issue Fel Pro gaskets then.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #7 –
Fel-Pro 9333PT1 are very good head gaskets, even though they are stock replacement HO gaskets. Probably some of the best out there. Use them and some ARP head bolts and you should be fine.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #8 –
X2 on Lou's advice. I'm going to order a set of ARP bolts for my heads since I've been sick again and have made less progress than I had hoped for. Still have to get over to Fastenal for my plenum bolts... it..

I've got the Fel Pro HG's too, though I don't know whcih part number..have to look at 'em, but I'm barefooted, and it's snowing...so...maybe in a bit. LOL
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Really good head gaskets....

Reply #9 –
I have ARP bolts on there now. I'll re-use them, and I wrote that gasket number down. Thanks Lou and all.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..