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Old 06-29-2007, 07:11 PM
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Found a deal on some 0.51 gaskets. I have a stock 347 with 6.0L heads that have been cleaned up with a .0015 mill job. Need to get around 9.5 compression. Let me know I'm going with the APS twin Kit. Thanks Jordan
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GM MLS gaskets are circa 0.050", and cost about $30 or so....


Dont think you can get a better deal than that !!!!
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So I should just buy stock Gm MLS gaskets. with a .050 thinkness?
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thats what i run stock 6.0l MLS
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stock 6.0 head gaskets here too
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Stock 5.7 MLS gaskets here....no problems in over a year.
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I would check and see how far "out the hole" the pistons are and then figure out what thickness you need to get your desired C/R and squish. I used this it's pretty close http://www.c5frc.com/calculators/Com...Calculator.htm
or this one ( it's a little more accurate because it takes "negative" deck height into consideration or "out of the hole" which ever you prefer) http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/compstaticcalc.html

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