OEM or alftermarket valve cover gaskets?

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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 02:20 AM
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OEM or alftermarket valve cover gaskets?

I was wondering what you guys would do. Get two OEM valve cover caskets for $26 for each valve cover, or get some Fel-Pro gaskets for $25 for both valve covers?
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:10 AM
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OEM is fine, Fel-pro is knowing for making part for NASCAR and I have no complaint about them either, I had them for head gasket in my Legend before and the car still running fine after 97k miles later.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 08:27 AM
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I used a fel-pro valve cover gasket on my mom's altima where their was oil getting into the spark plug tubes, and that's probably been 15k miles now and it's held up fine.

I'm just trying to spend as little $ as possible. I mean the the two gaskets that go on top of the intake plenum, they're $30. That's why I really didn't want to spend $60 for valve cover gaskets if I can order non Honda brand for $25.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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eh, their b series oil pan gaskets were terrible from what i've read.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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I think I'll just go with the fel-pro valve cover gaskets. As I said earlier the fel-pro has held up fine in my mom's altima, and in my bro-in-laws small block 350. Plus, I just can't justify spending over double the cost for some rubber just because it says Honda on it.
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