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Old 09-30-2011, 07:26 PM
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Quick question, buddy is building a 5.3 with milled .030 243's ...does he need to buy head gaskets based off of the 5.3 block or the 243 heads? Thanks!
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He must go off the heads.Your gasket should be as big as the bigger of your blocks bore or the heads chamber.
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Right, you don't want the gasket hanging over into the combustion chamber.




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