what really is the difference between a victor reinz head gasket vs a cummins head gasket? I bout a top end gasket set off of ebay, and had assumed from the wording in the description that it was a cummins set, but turns out its victor reinz. am I going to get into trouble if I use it? or should I send it back

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btw, I am putting head studs in too

 

i have used both with out issues ... using a victor reinz set on my IDI ford as we speek ... next week its going back together .... I beleive victor and felpro are about the same from what I know ..... could be wrong ....

 

I have a Felpro on mine no issues,have them on my 671 blown 327 for 25 yrs still together,good machining,don;t overheat youl be ok

 

turns out... I did some other lookin' and found that felpro is the top supplier of cummins head gasket for the 6bt engine, but the cummins gasket has a few minor details that make it a bit higher quality than the "Felpro". As far as Victor Reinz... they use a 2 piece construction vs a 1 piece like felpro. don't like the looks of the quality in a VR, so I ordered a cummins, but now ups has let me down for 2 days now, and of course, I have it ready to go back together, minus a gasket. Check out this little link to a video about the differences if you are curios. BTW 4x4manonbroke... you will probably not have any problems with that IDI but you are also not pushing 40 psi through the intake I would guess. now that I am going to have new gasket and studs the sky is the limit

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