can you get thicker than 1.5mm,is 1.5mm std? thanks

What engine are we talking about?

Ferriday will make a copper head gasket upto 3mm (I think) - not as cheap as a stocl gasket, but aparrently the only one you'll ever need.

im planing a pinto turbo,got a decomp plate 1mm thick, the cr is 10 somthing hopeing to grt 8.

Would low compression pistons not be cheaper? Must be some Transit ones on ebay for beer money..

i just got a 202block but my pinto in my mk,is a vulcan21cc all new,i was going to use the decomp plate witch i have "25quid scond hand"on my vulcan,and see how it gose,also im rebuilding the 202 engine for some big big pinto power

It would be a lot cheaper to do it the old fashioned way and grind the combustion chamber.

It would also be a lot easier to deep 6 the boat anchor.

I have a 2.1 engine fitted with V6 pistons on injection rods, the guy that built it did not deck the block so I have a low compression (about 8 to 1) engine.
The piston deck height will be 1.5mm lower than standard
Swap for your Vulcan?
Thickest gasket you can get is a special Cometic @ 1.75mm £120
Standard is 1.62 crushed
Transit low compression engine is 8.2 to 1
My engine should be 9 to 1 with a 1 mm gasket

[Edited on 30/4/09 by snapper]