need help with pushing water
Exactly, PN 12622033 7-layer MLS 4.100 bore head gaskets. I also TQ my ARP hardware to 80/25. Skinnies has the same gaskets on his little 5.3L engines, with lots of miles and high boost pulls. I have them on stock 5.3s to built 1000+ 408s.
Got any pics on where they are leaking? Block side or head side?
Got any pics on where they are leaking? Block side or head side?
I don't know on the timing but the air fuel stays high high 10s to 11ish
I don't have any way of logging data on the car I wish I did tho
What bore is the current head gaskets you are using and what bore are your combustion chambers shaped for?
Id wager that a gasket built for a 4" bore engine (gasket bore will be larger of course) would fix that. Such as the LS9 everyone is recommending.
Id wager that a gasket built for a 4" bore engine (gasket bore will be larger of course) would fix that. Such as the LS9 everyone is recommending.
I believe this is the route I will go
I'm going to have heads surfaced and checked for warping, ls9 head gaskets with copper spray, and torque my arps back to 80/25. Then ima take it back to the dyno after a good 200 mile break in and check all the a/f ratios and timing.
Firgers crossed...
Do you guys recomend the copper spray with the ls9 gaskets?
I'm going to have heads surfaced and checked for warping, ls9 head gaskets with copper spray, and torque my arps back to 80/25. Then ima take it back to the dyno after a good 200 mile break in and check all the a/f ratios and timing.
Firgers crossed...
Do you guys recomend the copper spray with the ls9 gaskets?
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Heres a quick run down of the setup
04+ style ls6 block
Forged 346 rotating assembly
9.0.1 compression
Big bore AFR 225s
ARP 12 point head studs
truck manifold kit
pt76gts on 18 psi
93 pump gas and 50/50 water methanol injection
the car makes amazing power and drives close to stock but every couple of months im changing headgaskets. never leaves a puddle of collant but itll slowly start to brake up while driving. then get worse and worse over time till i cant even drive it and have to change the head gaskets. the head gaskets ive been running are .051 compressed thickness and 4.160 mls gaskets. i used felpro first then cometic and this last time i tried cometic again and sprayed them with the copper gasket stuff in a can. they all last about a couple months and then i have to change them.
should i really be pushing water and popping head gaskets on this setup?
is the aluminum block part of the problem?
im on a limited budget and time frame. i really need to keep the setup the same mainly the block because of money. so what im looking for is a cost effective sollution or trick to try to keep from pushing water with out a retune, block, o-ringing, or any thing out of my small budget
thnaks guys!
04+ style ls6 block
Forged 346 rotating assembly
9.0.1 compression
Big bore AFR 225s
ARP 12 point head studs
truck manifold kit
pt76gts on 18 psi
93 pump gas and 50/50 water methanol injection
the car makes amazing power and drives close to stock but every couple of months im changing headgaskets. never leaves a puddle of collant but itll slowly start to brake up while driving. then get worse and worse over time till i cant even drive it and have to change the head gaskets. the head gaskets ive been running are .051 compressed thickness and 4.160 mls gaskets. i used felpro first then cometic and this last time i tried cometic again and sprayed them with the copper gasket stuff in a can. they all last about a couple months and then i have to change them.
should i really be pushing water and popping head gaskets on this setup?
is the aluminum block part of the problem?
im on a limited budget and time frame. i really need to keep the setup the same mainly the block because of money. so what im looking for is a cost effective sollution or trick to try to keep from pushing water with out a retune, block, o-ringing, or any thing out of my small budget
thnaks guys!
When we tuned your car, with you wanting to push it as hard as you did on pump gas, it was tuned on straight M1 methanol. No water. If you have added water to it, it has surely leaned the car out and is probably detonating at that boost level. Double check to make sure the heads are flat also when you put it back together. Give me a shout if you have any questions.
Zach
Brek,
When we tuned your car, with you wanting to push it as hard as you did on pump gas, it was tuned on straight M1 methanol. No water. If you have added water to it, it has surely leaned the car out and is probably detonating at that boost level. Double check to make sure the heads are flat also when you put it back together. Give me a shout if you have any questions.
Zach
When we tuned your car, with you wanting to push it as hard as you did on pump gas, it was tuned on straight M1 methanol. No water. If you have added water to it, it has surely leaned the car out and is probably detonating at that boost level. Double check to make sure the heads are flat also when you put it back together. Give me a shout if you have any questions.
Zach
