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Old 05-14-2012, 05:43 PM
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Default 225 darts on 5.7 head gasket info

I just bought a set of dart 225's milled and ported. I'm going to swap them on my 98 in a month or so just making sure I get all the right parts so I can do the swap. I plan on using the GM mls gaskets and wasn't sure if I should use the stock gasket bore size (3.920) or go up in size? If I remember right the gasket sizes were 3.910 and up on the site I was going to order from.
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Gasket should be at least .030 larger bore than the biggest bore you have. (Whether it is cylinder bore or chamber bore).
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Dart heads have a wider chamber. As I recall, when I used the Dart 205's I needed the LS2 gasket. That being said, the Dart 225's may have a larger chamber and you should measure the chamber size prior to ordering gaskets. The heads will definitely control the gasket bore in this case.




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