Copper Head Gasket O-rings
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
Copper Head Gasket O-rings What is the best way to set up the Stainless Steel Orings when running a 40 thou thick copper head gasket, iron block and alloy heads.
- Single Oring in Block and no reciever groove in Head.
- Single Oring in Block and reciever groove in Head.
What other options are there ? Double O Rings ?
Thanks
- Single Oring in Block and no reciever groove in Head.
- Single Oring in Block and reciever groove in Head.
What other options are there ? Double O Rings ?
Thanks
The BEST way would be to do double O-rings coupled with double receiver grooves. But that can get pricey for all that machine work.
I personally run O-ringed iron block with no receiver grooves in alloy head making 100whp per cylinder with no blow outs. I also have 5 studs per cylinder also though, as apposed to the typical 4 on the LSX engines.
I have been told that once you compress a copper gasket onto an O-ringed block/head, you cannot use that gasket again. I have also heard of people doing it with no ill results though, so... whatever.
I personally run O-ringed iron block with no receiver grooves in alloy head making 100whp per cylinder with no blow outs. I also have 5 studs per cylinder also though, as apposed to the typical 4 on the LSX engines.
I have been told that once you compress a copper gasket onto an O-ringed block/head, you cannot use that gasket again. I have also heard of people doing it with no ill results though, so... whatever.
What is the best way to set up the Stainless Steel Orings when running a 40 thou thick copper head gasket, iron block and alloy heads.
- Single Oring in Block and no reciever groove in Head.
- Single Oring in Block and reciever groove in Head.
What other options are there ? Double O Rings ?
Thanks
- Single Oring in Block and no reciever groove in Head.
- Single Oring in Block and reciever groove in Head.
What other options are there ? Double O Rings ?
Thanks
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Not sure if you are jesting or not (hence the jester). However, when talking about head gasket sealing, then HP per cylinder is a HUGE deal. If you had a one cylinder making 100whp or an eight cylinder making 800whp, both head gaskets are going to have very similar stresses they have to contend with.
The reason I mentioned 5 studs per cylinder vs. 4 should be obvious. More studs = less chance of lifting a head.
The reason I mentioned 5 studs per cylinder vs. 4 should be obvious. More studs = less chance of lifting a head.
On the doube O ring are both the receiver grooves in the head, block, or one in each? I could see the advantages of having more of a seal, but is the pressure exceeding the first seal?
EDIT: Just started looking into this more. How many people are driving around with an O ringed block, grooved head, and copper head gasket? Is it sealing everything that it should; oil, combustion, coolant?
Phil, I remember reading a post you made a while ago about using a tool versus a CNC machine to cut the grooves. I was just looking at the BHJ tool and found quite a few instances of it being used. In your experience were you having issues caused by the tool or was the CNC simply more precise?
EDIT: Just started looking into this more. How many people are driving around with an O ringed block, grooved head, and copper head gasket? Is it sealing everything that it should; oil, combustion, coolant?
Phil, I remember reading a post you made a while ago about using a tool versus a CNC machine to cut the grooves. I was just looking at the BHJ tool and found quite a few instances of it being used. In your experience were you having issues caused by the tool or was the CNC simply more precise?
Last edited by Beaflag VonRathburg; Jul 10, 2011 at 07:39 PM.
