Posts : 1887 Join date : 2010-03-30 Location : Driving with a big grin
Subject: OEM or Cometic head gaskets Tue 31 Jul - 15:33
I need some head gaskets to finish my build off. With 1.6mm OEM gasket cr will be 8:6:1 With 1.67mm Cometic gasket cr will be 8:5:1 Both sets are the same price £117.80 form Mark @Importcarparts. But the OEM only go up to 1.6mm Anyone have an opinion as to which gaskets i should go for. Cheers Mark.
Andy Kindon
Posts : 1872 Join date : 2010-03-18 Age : 48 Location : Unit 10 Stella gill, Cheste-le-street
Subject: Re: OEM or Cometic head gaskets Tue 31 Jul - 16:07
i prefer the cometic, iv used them for years although the subaru ones are also of highest quality, the sealing ring on the cometics has a larger step in it and theres loads of choice for various thickness, a slight mod to casings is required for cometics but its easily done with a decent hand file
maxboost
Posts : 1887 Join date : 2010-03-30 Location : Driving with a big grin
Subject: Re: OEM or Cometic head gaskets Tue 31 Jul - 16:25
I'd perfer to use the 1.67 cometic gasket to bring the cr down to 8:5:1 apposed to 8:6:1 if i use the OEM 1.6mm gasket. Any more info about the casing mod Andy ?.
Andy Kindon
Posts : 1872 Join date : 2010-03-18 Age : 48 Location : Unit 10 Stella gill, Cheste-le-street
Subject: Re: OEM or Cometic head gaskets Tue 31 Jul - 16:30
just one side casing needs a couple mill filling back on one of the lugs, this is explained with diagram enclosed with the gaskets, its simple 5 min job
maxboost
Posts : 1887 Join date : 2010-03-30 Location : Driving with a big grin
Subject: Re: OEM or Cometic head gaskets Tue 31 Jul - 16:34
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