Quench Area...need help determining Head Gasket Thickness
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I am contemplating opening up the chambers some more on my heads. At the same time I will have the heads O Ringed. I need to know which gaskets to buy. But first I need to know how thick they can be without screwing up the quench area. My pistons come OUT OF THE HOLE .014. Result of 6.125" Rods, 3.905" Forged Pistons, and a .004" clean up on the block.
So what is the optimal quench...is it a .054" thick gasket like the stock 2002 MLS gaskets or can it be thicker? Since my pistons come out of the hole .008" more than stock (.006) does that imply that I can go to thicker head gasket...what should the quench area be and how thick should/can the head gasket be without screwing up the quench area???
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So what is the optimal quench...is it a .054" thick gasket like the stock 2002 MLS gaskets or can it be thicker? Since my pistons come out of the hole .008" more than stock (.006) does that imply that I can go to thicker head gasket...what should the quench area be and how thick should/can the head gasket be without screwing up the quench area???
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Originally Posted by Shinobi'sZ
I am contemplating opening up the chambers some more on my heads. At the same time I will have the heads O Ringed. I need to know which gaskets to buy. But first I need to know how thick they can be without screwing up the quench area. My pistons come OUT OF THE HOLE .014. Result of 6.125" Rods, 3.905" Forged Pistons, and a .004" clean up on the block.
So what is the optimal quench...is it a .054" thick gasket like the stock 2002 MLS gaskets or can it be thicker? Since my pistons come out of the hole .008" more than stock (.006) does that imply that I can go to thicker head gasket...what should the quench area be and how thick should/can the head gasket be without screwing up the quench area???
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So what is the optimal quench...is it a .054" thick gasket like the stock 2002 MLS gaskets or can it be thicker? Since my pistons come out of the hole .008" more than stock (.006) does that imply that I can go to thicker head gasket...what should the quench area be and how thick should/can the head gasket be without screwing up the quench area???
Thanks
It sounds like the stock static quench is .048. I'm no expert by any means on this, but I have read that you loose all the benifit if you go over .060.
A HotRod magazine article I read called for .037 - .044 as optimal with steel connecting rods.
I would try to stay as close to (or below) the stock quench as possible, since it provides a free octane of sorts.
Last edited by QuickSilver2002; 01-27-2004 at 01:23 AM.