Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: ?about head gaskets
jpindy3

posted on 30/4/09 at 06:34 PM Reply With Quote
?about head gaskets

can you get thicker than 1.5mm,is 1.5mm std? thanks
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
ss1turbo

posted on 30/4/09 at 06:36 PM Reply With Quote
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.





Long live RWD...

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
jpindy3

posted on 30/4/09 at 06:50 PM Reply With Quote
im planing a pinto turbo,got a decomp plate 1mm thick, the cr is 10 somthing hopeing to grt 8.
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
ss1turbo

posted on 30/4/09 at 06:57 PM Reply With Quote
Would low compression pistons not be cheaper? Must be some Transit ones on ebay for beer money..





Long live RWD...

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
jpindy3

posted on 30/4/09 at 07:22 PM Reply With Quote
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

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
britishtrident

posted on 30/4/09 at 07:47 PM Reply With Quote
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.

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
snapper

posted on 30/4/09 at 08:51 PM Reply With Quote
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]





I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.