Posts : 210 Join date : 2010-04-17 Age : 38 Location : sunderland
Subject: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 8:48
what would the benefit of 1.6mm steel multi layer head gaskets would have over 0.6mm ones?
Jonny Gav Admin
Posts : 6837 Join date : 2010-03-12 Age : 53 Location : Durham
Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 11:33
What model/year is your car?
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Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 16:26
Lower compression which will allow you to run higher boost levels abit safer but you'll lose abit of response. You'd drop a bit of power too but people get that back with higher boost levels. Changing h/gasket thicknesses should only really be done on cars that can be mapped. Early classic turbos usually ran 1.6mm headgaskets as standard anyways and afaik, it was only late classic STIs that used the 0.6mm h/gaskets. Thats my 2p worth anyways
warwickd
Posts : 210 Join date : 2010-04-17 Age : 38 Location : sunderland
Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 16:54
my car is a 93 wrx and if thats true about early classics i think ill go for the 1.6 then.
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Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 17:41
Thats not concrete mate lol, jonny/drew/finn/andyk should be able to confirm for definate but if my memory serves me right, it should be 1.6mm.
Andy Kindon
Posts : 1872 Join date : 2010-03-18 Age : 48 Location : Unit 10 Stella gill, Cheste-le-street
Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 20:39
defo 1.6. only use quality gaskets ie, subaru, cometic or cosworth, almost all the others r rubbish
Andy
warwickd
Posts : 210 Join date : 2010-04-17 Age : 38 Location : sunderland
Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 21:35
What do you think of these Andy here is a eBay item no 350446219198
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Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 21:44
cometic will be well up to the job mate
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Subject: Re: Head gasket thickness Sat 19 Mar - 21:55
Genuine subaru ones are only about £90 though from importcarparts
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