10-31-2005, 06:58 PM | #1 |
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What Head gaskets to use?
My car hit the hot spot on 2 different occassions, since then i found water when i drained the oil 1st time, then a lil bit of water 500mi later on the next oil change from the moisture coming out the tail pipe i think most ( half gal. a day) maybe going out the exhaust. Ricky will see find out this week.
Initially DSS told me the Permatorques would work for me if i S/C'd it down the road at a mild 6-8psi setting. Well if new gaskets are needed am deciding to go with a stouter set, if i have a blower ready to kick off 10-12 psi no sense in have a gasket holding me back. Ricky said to check out Cometic multi-layer steel gaskets, he's impressed with them and their ability to be re-usable several times. What gaskets do ya'll use an like? For note my app. is daily driver under harsh conditions, not that it matters too much since a good gasket is a good gasket wether for track use only or traveling across the hot deserts. |
10-31-2005, 07:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: What Head gaskets to use?
I am using the cometics in my DSS stroker with 150 shot. Granted I have not taken apart the motor since being built I am still impressed. Before I swore by Fel-pro 1011-1 but after several going by by under a 100 shot I went with cometic. I ordered them directly from Cometic cheaper than anyone had them at the time. I think I ended up giving $130 shipped for them. Took a while to get them because they were in the process of moving to anew location and they had a machine fail as well.
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10-31-2005, 07:15 PM | #3 |
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Re: What Head gaskets to use?
yea, from their site they mention their new facility, they also adjusted their prices to $154 now, i have the 331 DSS here meself with the E7 heads wonder what bore size gasket did you go with? They listed 4.030 to 4.20.
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10-31-2005, 08:19 PM | #4 |
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I think I got the 4.080 bore.dont remember right off the top of my head. I went that big do knock the compression down some.
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10-31-2005, 08:36 PM | #5 |
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Re: What Head gaskets to use?
Do NOT use Cometics if you run or plan to run AFR heads. I found out the hard way this year they will not seal off.
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10-31-2005, 11:49 PM | #7 |
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No, i'll have this set-up with the factory E7 heads for very long time. I have my other E7 heads from the other motor for a Stg 3 work over if i need the extra flow from the int/exh. ports (mine atm are stg.1). With a mild blower my lil coupe would be a handful as it is, my mentality is just because it's flooding hell an high water doesn't mean i have to slow down.
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11-01-2005, 06:15 AM | #9 |
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We have been running felpro 1011-2s on the street car stuff and cometics on the race stuff.
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