Which gaskets for aluminum heads..

[One_live95]

I ran a fel pro 1011-? with my iron heads, but what gasket do i need for aluminum heads? It isn't the same gasket is it, i think i remember reading somewhere there were different because of the expansion rates.


Also i am fine with just running a stardard fel-pro on the intake such as a 1250 right?


Anything else you guys can point out tha i need to be careful with when installing aluminum heads on the car? Any specific exhaust bolts or gaskets that i need to run. I haven't had any kind of heads like this before so i am just trying to get the run down on what i need to order to put them on...

I have arp head bolts, it is fine to reuse them correct?



thanks

Jaosn

[QWKSNKE]

I believe it is 1011-2's

[One_live95]

gonna lookup pricing now.... :nice:

jason

[coupe]

A Felpro 9333 works too. It's a graphite. nice gasket.

[One_live95]

are they more expensive than the others....... the 1011-2's are 30$ each..



jason

[coupe]

:shrug:

[QWKSNKE]

9333's run about $20 each.

That is what I run now

[One_live95]

are they good for aluminum heads...... i will go that route if they are as good, because they are 10$ cheaper.......


jason

[QWKSNKE]

yep they are fine

[Italian LX]

are they good for aluminum heads...... i will go that route if they are as good, because they are 10$ cheaper.......
Yeah, but they suck if you ever have to remove the head.... lots of scraping. :notnice:

[qkjuicedpony]

1011-2's and get either a 1250 or 1262 intake gasket(depending on how the heads are ported)

[QWKSNKE]

Yeah, but they suck if you ever have to remove the head.... lots of scraping. :notnice:

mine wasn't bad at all

[ncontt]

I have the 9333's as well, they were well represented/recommended over at Turbomustangs.com

my .02

[One_live95]

don't know if it matters, but i doubt my car ever sees boost.........


jason

[One_live95]

Someone told me to have the heads "cleanup milled" will this lower the combustion chamber cc's any more.....or will i be fine with cleaning them up some kind of other way...? I planned on having the machine shop check them for straightness etc... any other things i should look out for or do.....


Don't really want to have them milled anymore..... unless i am misunderstanding what they are talking about...



jason

[Disney Lincoln]

If you are NA or nitrous, stay with the 1011-2. They haev a compressed thickness of .039" The 9333PT-1 is better for boosted cars because of it's solid construction, and it has a compressed thckness of .049". Running the 9333 will drop your compression and hurt the quench.

No need to mill them unles syou want to raise compression that way. I would have them checked out, and if they need to be milles, only take off the minimum.

[One_live95]

only had 5k miles........i don'y think they could be hurt



jason

[qkjuicedpony]

only had 5k miles........i don'y think they could be hurt



jason



with aluminum heads its better safe than sorry...have them checked and if needed milled at least .010 that will drop the size of the combustion chamber but it wont be to drastic...

[One_live95]

:nice: i will be having them checked out....... I am gonna run the 1011-2's, and get the 1250 and trim the ports a little if neccessary




thanks guys