Head Gasket Thickness?
Head Gasket Thickness? What is the compressed thickness of the factory gasket? I measured the thickness of a removed one @ .055". Is it compressed any more when installed? What other choices are there for thinner or thicker?
.052 - .054 is what i've seen as advertised for the MLS gaskets.
cometic makes .040 and .045 off the shelf. i've got a .045 myself. they can also make you a custom one. i believe 6.0 MLS are .060
cometic makes .040 and .045 off the shelf. i've got a .045 myself. they can also make you a custom one. i believe 6.0 MLS are .060
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Originally Posted by Blue02Ws6
I was told mr. gasket's were .045... wow someone could get really confused if they listened to everyone in this thread.
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Verdad Gallardo Mr gasket is .042 verified thru their tech line.I'd sure like to know the part#
on the felpro gaskets that are .041 thick.When I was searching for gasket
information I called the felpro tech line about thr pt9824 stock bore gaskets
and they would not reveal the thickness to me since they are not a performance gasket in their oppinion.The gasket listed with a .041 compressed
thickness in the felpro catalog is for a 4" bore,not a 3.9 bore.
on the felpro gaskets that are .041 thick.When I was searching for gasket
information I called the felpro tech line about thr pt9824 stock bore gaskets
and they would not reveal the thickness to me since they are not a performance gasket in their oppinion.The gasket listed with a .041 compressed
thickness in the felpro catalog is for a 4" bore,not a 3.9 bore.
Last edited by z-ya; Feb 5, 2005 at 04:21 AM.
Originally Posted by Blue02Ws6
I was told mr. gasket's were .045... wow someone could get really confused if they listened to everyone in this thread.
Well time to stop guessing, giving IMHO, and bullshitting then, time to get it back to factual based info! Ok, enough j/king. The best way is to either call a tech like some do, or look at the advertised thickness. Your right, listening to all the different info on here one would be lost, dazed and confused. I didnt know Fle-Pro considered their thinner gasket was "not performance" based, worked fine on a H/C/Nitrous application FWIW.
