head gasket, where to get and how much?

[Craved]

hey people was wondering if some people can post up what kind of price and locations that i could find a replacement head gasket for the rb25? in sydney/ penrith areas!

Cheers

[51jay]

Any Nissan dealer should be around $30 to $50 you will need other gaskets too if you'r taking the head off

[wrxhoon]

go to nissan hornsby they should have them in stock , or get one for you the same day , about $80 trade for h/gasket , low $200 for vrs kit .

[Craved]

vrs kit?

[51jay]

vrs kit=Complete kit of gaskets for rebuilding top end of motor

[Craved]

cheers, thought so but wasn't sure... these included inlet and exhaust manifold, and head gasket only or is there something im missing?

[wrxhoon]

yes a lot more than that like cam seals , valve stem seals o rings , rocker cover gasket . basicaly it should have everything u need to do a complete rebuild of the top end , all gaskets and seals that are not reuseable .

[Bl4cK32]

i bought a Cometic 3 layer full metal head gasket (with inbuilt orings as i understand) for less than $200. Seems cheaper than 600 for the Jap brand ones.

But yer a VRS kit is ideal if u rebuild the entire top end. Valve stem seals are like 200 by themselves....

[Craved]

thanks for the info guys, time to go shopping now i think!

[Craved]

just to let everyone know - bought a VRS kit from nissan - genuine for $321. had quotes for other brands but were around $350 ...

to buy exhaust, inlet and headgaskets from nissan separate were $370 ??

but the kit included : headgasket, metal inlet manifold gasket, top/bottom plenum gasket, exhaust gasket, rocker cover gaskets, cam seals and valve seals!