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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 12:38 AM
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so i plan on rebuilding my 1.6 over the winter and im looking for a decent gasket kit, theres a few different brands on ebay none of which ive ever heard of, has anyone has good or bad experience with these kits? any recomendations? I once bought a 1.6 turbo gasket set which was made by Federal Mogul, it was a real nice kit and they use to be all over ebay, now i cant find them. does anyone know where to find the federal mogul kits still? does anyone have a part number for the federal mogul kit??

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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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I hate to be this guy, but just get OEM mazda gaskets. I've never had anything but problems with anything but Mazda gaskets, especially radial seals.
Old Dec 1, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by wayne_curr
I hate to be this guy, but just get OEM mazda gaskets. I've never had anything but problems with anything but Mazda gaskets, especially radial seals.
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You can buy full gasket/seal kits from mazda.
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anyone have a part number?
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I got my engine kit from hdmaddog earlier this year for around 220 I think 250 if you want a timing belt too. Comes with rings, bearing, gaskets, seals, headgasket the works
Old Dec 3, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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thanks for the info john ill check it out, i wish i could find another federal kit grrr
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