Which head gasket to use
10-15-2005, 04:33 PM
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Which head gasket to use I just bought a pair of Stage 2 ported 5.3 heads off a friend and was wondering which head gaskets to use? Do I just buy a pair of LS1/LS6 head gaskets? If so, do I use the 97-01 head gaskets or the 2002 and newer head gaskets? Also do the 5.3 heads use the same head bolts as LS1 heads or do I need different bolts?
10-15-2005, 06:25 PM
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hm... where do your pistons reside in relation to the block deck? if you are on a stock 346, I would say cometic 0.045 would work good for for head gaskets.
The head bolts are the same, but you cannot reuse them unless you upgraded to ARP's...
The head bolts are the same, but you cannot reuse them unless you upgraded to ARP's...
10-16-2005, 10:55 PM
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I'm in a similar situation. I'm going to decide on gaskets after I measure it all up, check P to V and go for .038" quench without shoving my valves into the pistons.
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