So are there two different Felpro Intake gaskets?

[TRICKSIXPA]

Doing my intake yesterday I opened one of my Felpro 96033 intake gasket boxes and this metal pan came out the one on the right. Sure to say I was quite surprised it had the cam sensor
o ring, vacuum block gasket, the two rubber end pieces and the tube of RTV. No coating on top and bottom. I opened the box I got from rockauto and the regular gasket on the left was in there. The only difference is the correct gasket on the box it has 1978-1989 Turbo V6.

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[earlbrown]

Interesting. I wonder if one is a newer style? Was either of the boxes opened and resealed?

 

[TRICKSIXPA]

No all the ripping was my doing. The brown tape was under the label sticker. The intake gasket was ordered from a Napa parts store.


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[Jay J]

I have seen them both ways--but mostly with the blue coating.

 

[pacecarta]

the metal only felpro was replaced long long ago by the blue paper coated gasket , like the gm hoodliners the part # stayed the same
old stock i would return it

that goes for the old felpro 9441 gaskets , years ago they were the lead graphite gm victors in the felpro package and then they were replaced by the blue graphite you know today as the 9441

 

[earlbrown]

I would keep it. If you ever run into a situation where the intake needs to be machined, that thinner gasket might save the day.

 

[TRICKSIXPA]

I just ordered another one today to replace this one for the other motor. I guess I'll just put this away if anybody happens to need it.


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