Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Whats the best head gasket to use for factory replacement?

[Blacksdieselhp]

I am doing a head gasket on a customers truck and I may end up buying it. I am wandering whats the best thing to use if I were planning on running a bigger turbo in the future. I don't wanna oring it. I will probably go ahead and stud it. Byt the way, its a 96 5 speed with 160k on it. Completely stock and always has been. Its leaking coolant out of the front passenger side headgasket. I'd just like to go ahead and do something a little stronger than stock, if there is anything.

 

[CumminsPower98]

The current replacement head gaskets from Cummins are better than those used in '96. They used to be the "marine" gasket but this became the standard gasket in '98. There may be other gaskets but I have personally only used Cummins gaskets on mine and other jobs I have done. The stock cummins gasket will hold quite a bit of boost if the head is flat and torqued properly.