Jrp1978

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OK this is gonna sound really dumb and something i should have caught or aleast noticed . I just did heads and cam in my car is a 2002 camaro . I bought tsp ls6 stg 2.5 heads and torquer v3 cam. After everthing was installed the valves where hitting the pistons just ever so slightly. I had everything checked front to back at a autoshop the couldnt find anything wrong with what i did . However today i was wwrapping some part up for jason to send back ( the head gaskets) and i noticed something weird . The head gaskets only had two pieces ? So i went to there web sight and sure enough it is missing the middle piece. I didnt measure the remaining two piecs < but my question is with that piece missing . The middle one cause my valves to hit the heads? And who fault is this . I mean i pulled them outta of the package that way and never thought twice just assumed they would be right? I now owe alitte over 900 to the pdr the place that put it back together. Should i call cosmetic or talk to jason about this? That wasnt may fault ? Oh i just put the >052 back on the car. Runs great!

xBROKEx

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i used the prc 2.5 5.3l with the cometic .040 gasket and torquer 3 and so far no PTV issues, how did you know the valves were hitting?

slow trap

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if you were slightly tagging the pistons (even if the gaskets were missing a piece) just going to a .052" gasket won't give you the .080" or so you need to have for proper clearance.if you ever have even slight valve float may result in bent valves. good luck.

brad8266

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^^ What slow trap said.

If that middle part is all that it takes to tap the valve then you have other issues.

xBROKEx

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i dont see how they would hit on the ls6 heads unless it had huge valves

Beaflag VonRathburg

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He said he already went to the MLS .052 gaskets and the car's running great.

Depends on if they've been milled or not.

vettenuts

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Can you post a photo of the Cometics?

ArcticZ28

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Cosmetic head gaskets? What are they pink with streamers that hang down or something?

Indiana Hawk

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I was wondering if I was the only one who noticed that.

Indiana Hawk

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I think they're made by Maybelline

Asmodeus

what was the website for the cosmetic gaskets?

Jrp1978

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LOL sorry for the spelling. The car isnt running great . no more than i half hour later they called and told me that it was hitting agian . #4 is hitting exh valve. YOu can see where is just tapped the piston. I dont know what the hell to do . The vavles are only 202 157 . Jason told the shop to do a valve drop and see where they where at with that . I have not heard anything back.

Jrp1978

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not to mention the old lady thought she would go ahead and get invovled . Jesus ***** ............ you start talking money flames shot from her head. Oh well i guess i needed a break from her. I spent the last4 night at a buddys house. So this project has really taken a turn for the worse . Not to mention I think she called Jason and snapped on him. ****

xBROKEx

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do you know if those heads were milled? and is it hitting just turning it over by hand?

NEMESISVETTE

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PTV ouch. I used .040 cometic gaskets on my dart heads and voodoo cam; no problems, but ya there is 3 layers. Did you change anything else like pushrod length or lifters?

vettenuts

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I did but I have screwed up enough thread titles myself that I just chuckled

Jrp1978

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Just cleaned up and yeah when you turn it over buy hand you can not so much here as watch and feel it .

Jrp1978

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Yes lifter are ls7 and pushrods are 7.40 . The car had a tr224 cam in it before witch had the 7.425 pushrods with stock lifters