# Anyone want to change my headgasket and timing belt for a good price.

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**Created:** [April 23, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-want-to-change-my-headgasket-and-timing-belt-for-a-good-price/197040 "2008-04-23T10:47:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-want-to-change-my-headgasket-and-timing-belt-for-a-good-price/197040/11 "2008-04-23T15:35:13Z")

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> [@GM, Chrysler, or Ford?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-chrysler-or-ford/36067/4):
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> for future reference, cometic head gaskets have a bad rep especially on boosted cars, and always always always use an oem timing belt.

commetic head gaskets do not have a bad rep. Only problems I have ever seen with them was caused by the installer. (not surfacing the head/block, using head bolt/washers that were not right, and not re-torquing after letting the engine warm up etc).

They work great on boosted cars. when do you need a metal head gasket on a non forced induction engine?

Also I don’t know a lot about engines other than mine but to need something stronger than the OEM gasket you have to push some serious power, something like ~200hp per liter depending on the engine.

I would never use non OEM head gasket or timing belt unless I know I need it.

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