payen head gasket

[colebag]

i take it payen is the make are there gaskets any good for a c20xe

[Royston]

Payen make good quality gaskets, my engine machine shop only supplies them!

[Edd]

I agree, very good quality, iv just used one on my 1300 engine

[philip]

i prefer elring or victor rienz over payen, used a few times but i think the quality is abit higher on the other two

[colebag]

i have seen a few victor rienz gaskets are these good are they

[colebag]

as in title dont no which to buy
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv330/colebag_turbo/head1.jpg
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv330/colebag_turbo/head2.jpg

[General Baxter]

does it matter,

frosties box FTW

[Spudly]

Merged both threads as theyre pretty much the same :roll:

[General Baxter]

a HG is a HG, if they keep blowing or breaking, then its something your doing wrong!

[AlexW]

Cheapest out of the two?

[colebag]

im changing the timing belt and head gasket before i put it in the car so i no its all done just want to no its all good so nothing im doing wrong

[philip]

headgasket isnt a head gasket, some of the ****e on ebay is shocking, cheap is never better.

that payen one actually looks like a geotze gasket which are good for about 300bhp.

[colebag]

i thought some were s***e mate i went for the victor reinz in the end a few people said they was ok

[General Baxter]

its only an Xe lol

mot like a 1000psi boost beast lol

[craig green]

Either are perfectly fine IMO. So long as its not exceptionally cheap ebay sourced 'rice paper' gaskets or something that has been on a factors shelf since 1987 then it should be OK.

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[Pistol Pete]

lol @ the skimming comment.

elring used on mine. But as said, a HG is a HG!!

[AlexW]

headgasket isnt a head gasket, some of the ****e on ebay is shocking, cheap is never better.


Agreed, ive seen a ebay special head gasket set, shockingly bad. My comment about cheaper was between the two posted above.