I've been using Fel-Pro gaskets for over 35 years and have always preferred them over other brands I've seen such as McCord. McCord gaskets were always a little thinner and usually didn't seal for many miles. The parts store I deal with never had Victor Reinz so I was never familiar with them until recently when I went to another parts store to purchase a valve cover gasket for my CRV. I compared the Fel-Pro and Victor Reinz gasket side by side. The Fel-Pro gasket was slightly thinner and was made of a material which felt like a mixture of rubber and plastic. The Victor Reinz gasket felt like soft pliable rubber and was a little thicker than the Fel-Pro. I purchased the Victor Reinz valve cover gasket and installed it. So far, so good. The counterperson told me that the Victor Reinz head gaskets are the best sealing head gaskets on the market. I've used Fel-Pro permatorque head gaskets for many years and always considered them great but the counterperson told me that they can't hold a candle to the the Victor Reinz head gaskets.
Does anyone else have experience with both gaskets?
Does anyone else have experience with both gaskets?