ivantruckman Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 My first time doing a ej22 , do I need to get the oem gasket , or will felpro perma torq ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana tom Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I always prefer oe ,available on line around 75 bucks. The 2.2 is more forgiving than the 2.5's and the felpro should work fine.But personal choice for me would still be oe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 OEM is Nippon Reinz. Fel-Pro is garbage for imports. GD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Felpro makes the graphite gasket for the early 2.2. No point paying the dealer price for that one because it's the exact same gasket that Felpro sells for $30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 For that application, Fel-Pro is filling their catalog by buying Nippon Reinz gaskets so they are OEM I think. But in general Fel-Pro isn't to be trusted on imports. They say the head bolts have to be replaced on EJ's for example which is completely false. GD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 For that application, Fel-Pro is filling their catalog by buying Nippon Reinz gaskets so they are OEM I think. But in general Fel-Pro isn't to be trusted on imports. They say the head bolts have to be replaced on EJ's for example which is completely false. GD On just the EJ22, or any EJ engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) On just the EJ22, or any EJ engine? Just that engine, and probably the EA stuff. Not enough demand to tool up for production. Buying them from the guys already tooled fills out their catalog and frees them to make profitable (junk) like the 251 gaskets, They focus on trying to get the public to believe they can make a better part than Subaru (Nippon Reinz) for problem applications. EJ22 and EA stuff is neither super problematic, nor in any kind of high demand. I bet they have less than 50 in stock in the entire country for those applications at any given time. GD Edited December 29, 2017 by GeneralDisorder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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