Heads question.
Heads question. so i have a blown head gasket and am looking to put together a solid unported head. i wanna build it just so the valve train will be stronger...
i heard from a friend that i can get whatever thickness head gasket from some company... if i get the thickest i can then that would raise compression and i can run more boost?
what springs valves retainers pushrods are good for boost? i already have 1.6's sitting at home so i will use them too...
with a better valve train can i run more boost than 7 or 8 lbs?
i heard from a friend that i can get whatever thickness head gasket from some company... if i get the thickest i can then that would raise compression and i can run more boost?
what springs valves retainers pushrods are good for boost? i already have 1.6's sitting at home so i will use them too...
with a better valve train can i run more boost than 7 or 8 lbs?
Running a thicker head gasket LOWER's compression. It does not raise it. Lowering compression allows you to run more boost like you said, but don't get carried away with a thick gasket. Go too far and it can do more harm than good.
Springs, you just want higher seat pressure spring. You can most likely run 7 or 8 lbs of boost on the OEM springs you have. 8lbs is not that much as far as valve springs are concerned. I would be more concerned with correct fuel injectors or tuning before I would worry about springs on 8lbs of boost.
Springs, you just want higher seat pressure spring. You can most likely run 7 or 8 lbs of boost on the OEM springs you have. 8lbs is not that much as far as valve springs are concerned. I would be more concerned with correct fuel injectors or tuning before I would worry about springs on 8lbs of boost.
ok... yea i just wrote the compression wrong... i know how it works...
but i thought springs were one of the first things to go on turbo cars? what is the stock seat pressure?
but i thought springs were one of the first things to go on turbo cars? what is the stock seat pressure?
I would wait to get a more experienced individual on the LSX engines to answer though.
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