exhaust manifold gasket: copper vs. oem

[Neejay]

Originally Posted by steve shadows

Copper work great against high heat and especially if they are crush style (basically one use)

my favorte is the Nissan multi-layer exhuast mani gasket

it is stainless steel and I spray it down with a light coat before installing it

You can reuse it a LOT too

Originally Posted by KA-T_240

I use the copper ones. its a PITA trying to get all 4 of the gaskets to stay in place when putting stuff on.

Ok, so that's 2 for copper gasket.

Originally Posted by devonkyle77

oem is 1 pc
you get what you pay for with gaskets man
bad gaskets are a whore to replace in my opinion.

I didn't think the copper gaskets were "cheap". Just an alternate to paper gaskets.

Guys, remember this is going on a KA24DE.