Cometic Street Top End Gasket Kit

[1988ma70supra]

I'm doing a rebuild on my car and stumbled across this set of gaskets. The brand is Cometic. I was thinking about buying a 2mm Cometic Headgasket and getting the top end gaskets from Toyota. I have a friend that works at Toyota so ill get the top end gaskets with the employee discount. I was just wondering if the Cometic is a better choice and worth the extra money. I'm not sure the thickness for the headgasket on the kit that they offer but i figured i could buy the kit and sell the headgasket individually it if i cant get it in a 2mm. Has anyone bought these before and how much better are they than Toyota's gaskets? Are these worth the investment?

Here is where i found it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...772103&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1910wt_939

 

[CyFi6]

Toyota is the best for gaskets hands down, but Toyota is more expencive. If you can go with Toyota, do that.

 

[MK3.0dudeman]

I say go with toyota or if you don't want to spend the money I say toyota or metal h/g and than get cheap gaskets for everything esle.It's not a great idea but it's better than havent to keep replacing the h/g again.

 

[suprahero]

I know a lot of people that have used the Cometic with good success. It is suppose to be as good as HKS but without the high price. I ended up going with the HKS on my wife's car though and have never used the Cometic personally.

 

[CyFi6]

I have a Cometic MHG and it works just fine, but for all other gaskets go with Toyota IMO

 

[kamikazemkiii]

Who makes gaskets for toyota anyways?

 

[1988ma70supra]

I'm going with a metal headgasket as a replacement no matter what Whether its Cometic, HKS, or Greddy. My real question is concerning the rest of the top end gaskets that come with the kit. Is it worth the investment to get them from Cometic? Are they any different (better, worse, or doesn't really matter) from Toyota's kit?

 

[1988ma70supra]

Ok i got my quote today from my friend at Toyota, with his discount the gasket set comes out to 298! I think I'm going to go with the Cometic route.

 

[IJ.]

Who makes gaskets for toyota anyways?

"Stone" their gaskets are in many non genuine kits, MDS do a good one with all Viton seals.

 

[1988ma70supra]

I just found another set, its a little cheaper than the Cometic but I'm not familiar with the brand personally. They are Victor Reinz Gaskets. Does anyone know anything about their quality? Better, worse, or the same as Cometic?

 

[PureDrifter]

i'm an ishino-stone fan but then again i have yet to get off my ass to get my supra running >.<

 

[MX73MKIII]

Cometic head gaskets is a great product. We used them a lot for building high compression and boosted VQs. We used them on VQ35DE (350Z/G35s etc), VQ30DE-K (Maxima), and VQ30DE-T(Gloria). They hold very well and we haven't had any issues with them.

 

[92nsx]

DO NOT GO OUT AND BUY YOUR GASKETS ON EBAY!!! :nono:
Spend the extra money and get quality Toyota.

I swear just because there on Egay and it says "race" or "racing" some where people think there awesome.

I can shit in a bag, write "HIGH TEMP RACING SEALANT" and I bet you would by it.

 

[MX73MKIII]

DO NOT GO OUT AND BUY YOUR GASKETS ON EBAY!!! :nono:
Spend the extra money and get quality Toyota.

I swear just because there on Egay and it says "race" or "racing" some where people think there awesome.

I can shit in a bag, write "HIGH TEMP RACING SEALANT" and I bet you would by it.

Agree, your right EBAY is not the place to buy certain key items when your putting your engine together. Check out this site. I usually buy from them.....

http://www.directtuning.com/store/s...96&cmbYear=-1&cmbTrim=-1&cmbMfg=-1&OrderBy2=0

 

[1988ma70supra]

Agree, your right EBAY is not the place to buy certain key items when your putting your engine together. Check out this site. I usually buy from them.....

http://www.directtuning.com/store/s...96&cmbYear=-1&cmbTrim=-1&cmbMfg=-1&OrderBy2=0

Does it really matter where i get it from since its a store on ebay? It has the part number of the Cometic Kit. I'm not going to use the the headgasket that comes with the kit since i need a 2mm and the one that comes with the kit has the stock thickness.

 

[hvyman]

i agree with using toyota gaskets. you cant beat the quality. driftmotion sells a gasket kit for 100 bux if you want cheaper gaskets.

 

[MX73MKIII]

Does it really matter where i get it from since its a store on ebay? It has the part number of the Cometic Kit. I'm not going to use the the headgasket that comes with the kit since i need a 2mm and the one that comes with the kit has the stock thickness.

Sometimes.........but don't want you to have a hassle. Well like you said you was gonna sell the head gasket anyways. It just really comes down to what you prefer. OEM Toyota or aftermarket.

 

[gofastgeorge]

Victor has been around for a long time, but I have never used any of their sets.
I use FelPro, with a metal head gasket (HKS,GReddy, FET, what ever I can get my hands on).

 

[suprarx7nut]

When I do my turbo rebuild this spring/summer I'll be using a nicer gasket set, but when I did my NA 2 years ago I used cheap EBAY gaskets. Brand was Evergreen. None of them leak 2 years later.

If I were rebuilding an NA for myself again I wouldn't hesitate to use cheap ebay gaskets.

 

[black89t]

i agree with using toyota gaskets. you cant beat the quality. driftmotion sells a gasket kit for 100 bux if you want cheaper gaskets.

the kit dm sells is just a overpriced ebay gasket set. lol.

i have used them and they work fine. i just don't use the egr, exhaust mani, valve seal, lower timing plate, and thats about it. all the seals and other gaskets have worked fine for me. i find it funny how tons of people dog on shit that they have nfi about. :nono:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/87-9...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories