Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets?

Posted By: elmor

Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/05/13 09:52 PM

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?

Posted By: Dunnuck Racing

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 12:11 AM

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

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 12:55 AM

mp head gasket

Posted By: Dunnuck Racing

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 01:24 AM

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

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 01:26 AM

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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.

Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 01:27 AM

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...

Posted By: Exit1965

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 01:40 AM

Here's Mr Gasket version..

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail...ord=head+gasket

Or just use Felpro 8519.

Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 04:48 AM

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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

Posted By: CompSyn

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 05:25 AM

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

Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 05:32 AM

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What about.... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dcc-4286754

JohnRR already linked those.. I only linked the overpriced ones because Keith commented about them...

Posted By: CompSyn

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 05:37 AM

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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.

Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 05:41 AM

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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..

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 07:47 AM

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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 .

Posted By: mosweethemi

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 11:18 AM

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

Posted By: CompSyn

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 03:38 PM

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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.

Posted By: roadhazard

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 10:36 PM

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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

Posted By: BSB67

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 10:58 PM

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.

Posted By: ZIPPY

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 11:13 PM

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.

Posted By: roadhazard

Re: Best place to buy BB steel shim head gaskets? - 05/06/13 11:59 PM

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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