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Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? #1430724 05/05/13 05:52 PM 05/05/13 05:52 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 293 salem, oregon. usa E elmor OP enthusiast
elmor OP enthusiast E Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 293 salem, oregon. usa	Used to get my steel shim head gaskets at my local MP dealership. They have since gone out of business, so I'm wondering where to get them on line. I remember them as not being very expensive, but I seem to recall someone saying that they have increased tremendously in the past few years. Any suggestions?

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: elmor] #1430725 05/05/13 08:11 PM 05/05/13 08:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,300 Northern Indiana Dunnuck Racing master
Dunnuck Racing master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,300 Northern Indiana	The M.P. brand steel shim gaskets are outrageous in price,but you can get the same basic gaskets from Mancini as their house brand pretty reasonable. Keith www.dunnuckracing.com

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: Dunnuck Racing] #1430726 05/05/13 08:55 PM 05/05/13 08:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A.	mp head gasket

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: JohnRR] #1430727 05/05/13 09:24 PM 05/05/13 09:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,300 Northern Indiana Dunnuck Racing master
Dunnuck Racing master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,300 Northern Indiana	JOHNRR , thats not bad at all,last time I looked at them they were over twice that much,EACH.. Guess the price was adjusted? Keith www.dunnuckracing.com

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: Dunnuck Racing] #1430728 05/05/13 09:26 PM 05/05/13 09:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A.	Quote: JOHNRR , thats not bad at all,last time I looked at them they were over twice that much,EACH.. Guess the price was adjusted? Keith No , they still have that ridiculous priced set also , it's $160 for a pr.

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: Dunnuck Racing] #1430729 05/05/13 09:27 PM 05/05/13 09:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	The funny thing is MP has two part numbers.. Check this out... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dcc-5155237/overview/ I'm slower than John but I included the link... Last edited by 1_WILD_RT; 05/05/13 09:28 PM. "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: elmor] #1430730 05/05/13 09:40 PM 05/05/13 09:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,377 Rancho Cordova, CA Exit1965 master
Exit1965 master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,377 Rancho Cordova, CA	Here's Mr Gasket version.. http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail...ord=head+gasket Or just use Felpro 8519.

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1430731 05/06/13 12:48 AM 05/06/13 12:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: The funny thing is MP has two part numbers.. Check this out... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dcc-5155237/overview/ I was thinking that someone said that the expensive one is a multilayed gasket like Cometics are live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: RapidRobert] #1430732 05/06/13 01:25 AM 05/06/13 01:25 AM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,285 Pacific NW USA CompSyn pro stock
CompSyn pro stock Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,285 Pacific NW USA	That's what I got: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dcc-4286754 Guess you have pay $138 more for 0.005" inch of extra gasket thickness in the P5155237 Last edited by CompSyn; 05/06/13 01:33 AM.

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: CompSyn] #1430733 05/06/13 01:32 AM 05/06/13 01:32 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: What about.... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dcc-4286754 JohnRR already linked those.. I only linked the overpriced ones because Keith commented about them... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1430734 05/06/13 01:37 AM 05/06/13 01:37 AM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,285 Pacific NW USA CompSyn pro stock
CompSyn pro stock Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,285 Pacific NW USA	Quote: Quote: What about.... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dcc-4286754 JohnRR already linked those.. I only linked the overpriced ones because Keith commented about them... Yeah, you got me. It's been a long day, I'm tired.

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: CompSyn] #1430735 05/06/13 01:41 AM 05/06/13 01:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Yeah, you got me. It's been a long day, I'm tired. Not lookin to get anyone, just saying JohnRR is on it.. Fact is I'd just bought a set a month ago so I knew they carried both sets.. The $20 set is a good deal, the $160 set is nuts.. And I don't see anything in the ad saying they are MLS.. "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: Exit1965] #1430736 05/06/13 03:47 AM 05/06/13 03:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Here's Mr Gasket version.. http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail...ord=head+gasket Or just use Felpro 8519. The 8519 is a composite that is .041 thick .

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: JohnRR] #1430737 05/06/13 07:18 AM 05/06/13 07:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 646 VA. M mosweethemi mopar
mosweethemi mopar M Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 646 VA.	Mancini Racing part number SFP-5983 .022 $32.95 Pair plus shipping call and ask for Wess he will help you! from a true Mopar Man Mosweethemi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry it was around 3:30 I was up sick and in lots of pain and I was just trying to help!! They also have a set with this part number MRE86754 steel shim 020 Last edited by mosweethemi; 05/06/13 07:49 PM.

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: mosweethemi] #1430738 05/06/13 11:38 AM 05/06/13 11:38 AM
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CompSyn pro stock Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,285 Pacific NW USA	Quote: Mancini Racing part number SFP-5963 .022 $32.95 Pair plus shipping call and ask for Wess he will help you! from a true Mopar Man Mosweethemi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know guys who have had sealing issues with the Mancini steel shims. For $10 dollars less it seems like a no brainer to stick with the genuine Mopar gaskets from Summit.

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: CompSyn] #1430739 05/06/13 06:36 PM 05/06/13 06:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	Quote: Quote: Mancini Racing part number SFP-5963 .022 $32.95 Pair plus shipping call and ask for Wess he will help you! from a true Mopar Man Mosweethemi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know guys who have had sealing issues with the Mancini steel shims. For $10 dollars less it seems like a no brainer to stick with the genuine Mopar gaskets from Summit. Those are NOT the Mancini gaskets. They are Superformance gaskets. The correct part number is SFP-5983 They seal just fine, I use them myself

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: roadhazard] #1430740 05/06/13 06:58 PM 05/06/13 06:58 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,314 Prospect, PA BSB67 master
BSB67 master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,314 Prospect, PA	I noticed your gaskets. Says 0.022" thick. Are they coated/plated? Are the "other" shim gaskets actually 0.020", as years ago, they actually measured 0.018". Just curious.

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: BSB67] #1430741 05/06/13 07:13 PM 05/06/13 07:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,846 S.E. Michigan ZIPPY I Live Here
ZIPPY I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,846 S.E. Michigan	The P515 series gaskets are not even steel shim gaskets....they are MLS hence the high price. I have covered that before but will repeat as many times as folks need: If you want the steel shim spec, do not order the P515-series part numbers. The old P4286754 are much lower priced, they are now made of stainless instead of mild steel which is a nice upgrade, but availability appears to be poor at the moment from everything I can gather. They appear to be on backorder right now with no ETA listed as of yet. If someone wants the old spec mild steel like what direct connection sold in the '70s, order OEM gasket number 3614824. There are a few dealers that still have it. It will be the silver painted mild steel most of us are accustomed to. Rich H. Esse Quam Videri

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? [Re: BSB67] #1430742 05/06/13 07:59 PM 05/06/13 07:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	Quote: I noticed your gaskets. Says 0.022" thick. Are they coated/plated? Are the "other" shim gaskets actually 0.020", as years ago, they actually measured 0.018". Just curious. Very similar to the old DC #3614824 that Zippy was referring to @ .022" thick

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