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| Author: | Challenger [ Thu May 31, 2018 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Head gasket |
Where do you purchase a good head gasket for a race motor. The last one I purchased was from Cox Brothers and was a copper gasket. I know they haven’t been selling for slants and I will need one when I put my motor back together. Also will need freeze plug kit for this motor. Any help will be appreciated. |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Thu May 31, 2018 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head gasket |
What is your static compression ratio? Fel Pro is good up to about 11:1. The Aussie gasket (composition) is good to about 12:1. Lou |
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| Author: | Challenger [ Thu May 31, 2018 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head gasket |
Lou it is suppose to be 10 to 1 according to Gary Bruner who built the engine. Does felpro have a web site I can order from. Thanks Norm |
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| Author: | DusterIdiot [ Thu May 31, 2018 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head gasket |
Just order an engine rebuild kit, you get extra gaskets you may need later and the head gasket alone costs about 1/3-1/2 the rebuild kit. You can get them at Rock Auto, or order at Auto zone... FS7918PT-4 for the full gasket set at about $70... Head gasket only... 7918PT-1 and is $23+ I used a felpro gasket on an 11:1 engine and it blew on a freshly milled flat deck and head... a number of killer bees use the victor reinz gasket on their rides, I have fired off the 12.3:1 engine and no issues with that gasket...previously switched tot he Reinz gasket on that 11:1 motor and had no problems with it. |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Thu May 31, 2018 5:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head gasket |
If it is only 10:1, I think any gasket you can find will work fine. Victor should be available at any parts store (order 1-3 days?) or the Felpro. Lou |
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| Author: | Rick Covalt [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head gasket |
How big is the bore? |
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| Author: | slantzilla [ Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head gasket |
IIRC, Jim still had an assortment of copper gaskets last March at the ICH Swap. |
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| Author: | SpaceFrank [ Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Head gasket |
I trust any of these guys if they say the Fel-pro head gasket will work fine for your application, but if you're buying an entire engine gasket kit then I'd go ahead and step up to Victor Reinz to get a better manifold gasket. I've never gotten a Fel-pro manifold-to-head gasket to seal correctly. Any of these, as well as the expansion plugs, can be found on RockAuto. If you're running a stock exhaust manifold, neither of those kits will have a good gasket for the heat riser box. I'd go with the Remflex gasket for that. |
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