What type of head gaskets come with Patriot heads??
05-13-2005, 06:08 PM
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What type of head gaskets come with Patriot heads?? Allright I know a lot of you guys don't like Patriot, but that's what I got. So please no flaming here.
But they came with head gaskets, which are some type of three-layer metal head gaskets. For those of you with Patriot heads, what type of gaskets are these, are they thicker/thinner than stock, and should I use them or not?
I had already gotten a complete GM heads/cam swap gasket set from Thunder, so now I have the stock head gaskets and the one they sent to choose from!
But they came with head gaskets, which are some type of three-layer metal head gaskets. For those of you with Patriot heads, what type of gaskets are these, are they thicker/thinner than stock, and should I use them or not?
I had already gotten a complete GM heads/cam swap gasket set from Thunder, so now I have the stock head gaskets and the one they sent to choose from!
05-13-2005, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Demon SS
they are GM MLS(multi-layered steel) head gaskest. should be the 6.0L version
please excuse my ignorance
05-14-2005, 12:55 PM
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Ok, been doing some searching, and found this:
"97-98's require the graphite gasket and the other years require the MLS gaskets. Beside the material, the gaskets themselves are actually different."
Why is this?
and also I got this info: Graphites: .054" thick and MLS .064" thick.
So it sound like, if I can it would be better to use the Graphite, for better quench.
Mine is a '98 LS1
"97-98's require the graphite gasket and the other years require the MLS gaskets. Beside the material, the gaskets themselves are actually different."
Why is this?
and also I got this info: Graphites: .054" thick and MLS .064" thick.
So it sound like, if I can it would be better to use the Graphite, for better quench.
Mine is a '98 LS1
05-14-2005, 02:15 PM
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Depends, either gasket will work however I prefer the MLS gasket, much easier to clean up when changing heads in the future and also a much better gasket.
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