GM MLS gasket?
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GM MLS gasket? In the middle of installing my livernois motorsports ls6 heads. The mls gasket part number they gave me is #12589227. It has 6.0L stamped on it. Will this work?
Can i install the gasket as is or do i need to spray them with anything.
Can i install the gasket as is or do i need to spray them with anything.
Last edited by TXZ28LS1; Jul 5, 2014 at 02:40 PM.
Modern MLS gaskets are already coated. They are meant to installed dry.
The gasket bore should be as close to the cylinder bore as possible, without extending into the cylinder. The space between the cylinder wall/piston and the gasket is kind of a dead space. The flame front doesn't light that off very well. The bigger that dead space is, the more air/fuel doen't get lit.
You won't notice any difference in feel, but might lose a pony or two. The exhaust gas will read rich, even though it really isn't. And you might have trouble passing an emissions test.
The gasket bore should be as close to the cylinder bore as possible, without extending into the cylinder. The space between the cylinder wall/piston and the gasket is kind of a dead space. The flame front doesn't light that off very well. The bigger that dead space is, the more air/fuel doen't get lit.
You won't notice any difference in feel, but might lose a pony or two. The exhaust gas will read rich, even though it really isn't. And you might have trouble passing an emissions test.
Modern MLS gaskets are already coated. They are meant to installed dry.
The gasket bore should be as close to the cylinder bore as possible, without extending into the cylinder. The space between the cylinder wall/piston and the gasket is kind of a dead space. The flame front doesn't light that off very well. The bigger that dead space is, the more air/fuel doen't get lit.
You won't notice any difference in feel, but might lose a pony or two. The exhaust gas will read rich, even though it really isn't. And you might have trouble passing an emissions test.
The gasket bore should be as close to the cylinder bore as possible, without extending into the cylinder. The space between the cylinder wall/piston and the gasket is kind of a dead space. The flame front doesn't light that off very well. The bigger that dead space is, the more air/fuel doen't get lit.
You won't notice any difference in feel, but might lose a pony or two. The exhaust gas will read rich, even though it really isn't. And you might have trouble passing an emissions test.
