Has anyone used this fel-pro gasket yet? If so, has it held up?

 

Works just fine on aluminum heads.

 

Funny you bring this up.

I have replaced my cam and/or heads several times in my '87 TPI and have always used Felpro 1010 head gaskets with great results and no problems.

Last year, I built a 395 cu.in. stroker and used the 1010 again. However, I have an oil leak above the starter motor which actually appears to be coming from between the head and block at the number 8 cylinder.

What is different about the "revised 1010" gasket????

 

I don't exactly know other than the way it looks. The revised gasket is black with raised blue lines on it. The old one was a printoseal looking one, light blue with black lettering printed on it.
Apparantly the old ones had the fire rings fail on them, hence the revision. The reason I ask is that I just used a set on an engine I'm about to swap into my car. I heard over on the DIY PROM board to stay away from 1010's.... after I installed them.

 

Anyone else used these? I would rather replace them now while its on the stand, then again I'd rather not spend the money if these have no issues.

 

Ive used these on 3 motors with great success. All 3 had Aluminum Heads

 

I've used them with no success. Maybe your results will vary. I have built engines for years though using Fel Pro and never had any problems until I used the 1010's in 1993 and its been downhill since.

There has been more than one revision. There's the old school blue style, later embossed style (thats the Print-O-Seal style FYI), and I heard they made yet another revision. There were probably more than that.

 

Ahh, son of a gun. I wonder what the chances of getting summit to exchange them are?

 

Used? Nil.

Maybe they'll work fine for you. I do know people have run them, I also know people who have had bad luck.

If anything, they should last ya 6k miles.

 

I had number two cylinder fire ring come apart from the gasket.

 

We are all talking about the black ones here right?

 

One of both styles for me (blue and black).