Quick question, can you use notched gaskets on '02 cars?
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Quick question, can you use notched gaskets on '02 cars?
I searched, but didn't find the exact information I was looking for. I want to use a notched gasket on a late model 241 head. I know you can't do the opposite of that, but will it hurt anything to use a notched gasket on a non-notched head for a stock bore motor?
They are .042" (x 4.00") graphite gaskets.
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They are .042" (x 4.00") graphite gaskets.
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Originally Posted by Studytime
I searched, but didn't find the exact information I was looking for. I want to use a notched gasket on a late model 241 head. I know you can't do the opposite of that, but will it hurt anything to use a notched gasket on a non-notched head for a stock bore motor?
They are .042" (x 4.00") graphite gaskets.
Ben T.
They are .042" (x 4.00") graphite gaskets.
Ben T.
A friend of mine is running the mr. gaskets which have the notch partitioned out. He has 241 heads.
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Originally Posted by Studytime
I searched, but didn't find the exact information I was looking for. I want to use a notched gasket on a late model 241 head. I know you can't do the opposite of that, but will it hurt anything to use a notched gasket on a non-notched head for a stock bore motor?
They are .042" (x 4.00") graphite gaskets.
Ben T.
They are .042" (x 4.00") graphite gaskets.
Ben T.
NOTE: I canged rhe part #'s on 12/7/06 @5:30 pm
http://go.mrgasket.com/pdf/gaskets.pdf page 136
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Originally Posted by Studytime
Hmmm... what's the gasket bore on a GM MLS gasket? These might not be such a good idea. Do you have the phone number handy? Thanks YankeeVert.
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Originally Posted by YankeeVert.
Are you talking about 5713G & 5714G. If yes they will fit. However when I called their tech line last month they told me it was .055" thick. Today after reading this post I called again and they told me it was .042" thick. I just googled the part number and the parts book list it as .051" thick. Take your pick I would hate to install them and then find out they are the wrong thickness.
NOTE: I canged rhe part #'s on 12/7/06 @5:30 pm
http://go.mrgasket.com/pdf/gaskets.pdf page 136
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NOTE: I canged rhe part #'s on 12/7/06 @5:30 pm
http://go.mrgasket.com/pdf/gaskets.pdf page 136
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Originally Posted by Studytime
Sounds good Yankee, for complete confirmation, I'll call sometime soon too.
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Thanks,
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Just measured one of them and it's around .056-.059 UNCOMPRESSED. So, hopefully it will shrink a lot.
What does a MLS gasket spec at uncompressed? I think I have one laying around somewhere... I'll go see if I can find it.
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What does a MLS gasket spec at uncompressed? I think I have one laying around somewhere... I'll go see if I can find it.
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Originally Posted by Studytime
Just measured one of them and it's around .056-.059 UNCOMPRESSED. So, hopefully it will shrink a lot.
What does a MLS gasket spec at uncompressed? I think I have one laying around somewhere... I'll go see if I can find it.
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What does a MLS gasket spec at uncompressed? I think I have one laying around somewhere... I'll go see if I can find it.
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I dont know what the MLS mic's out to uncompressed, but afterwards, its usually around .054. Would like to hear what it reads before compression if you get the chance to measure...
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Duh . That's a good point Guits, I'm not sure why I was measuring anywhere else. Guess I just wasn't thinking. That's acually the only place I should have been measuring now that I think about it.
I just measured an uncompressed thickness of 54.5E-3 inches, so I think we can safely conclude it's in the 40s compressed.
I'll measure the MLS gasket when the windchill is out of the teens. Give me a while on that one.
Also, the bore is advertised as 4.00", but it's actually a little shy and closer to GM LS1 bore. It measures <3.97" in each cylinder in multiple locations. I would have thought uncompressed it would have been a little fatter than the bore. Guess I was wrong. That really doesn't make sense to me.
Anyway, I predict these gaskets are going to increase in popularity now. They're less than $60 for the pair, and have a compressed thickness of 10 thousands less than a GM MSL with the same gasket bore.
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I just measured an uncompressed thickness of 54.5E-3 inches, so I think we can safely conclude it's in the 40s compressed.
I'll measure the MLS gasket when the windchill is out of the teens. Give me a while on that one.
Also, the bore is advertised as 4.00", but it's actually a little shy and closer to GM LS1 bore. It measures <3.97" in each cylinder in multiple locations. I would have thought uncompressed it would have been a little fatter than the bore. Guess I was wrong. That really doesn't make sense to me.
Anyway, I predict these gaskets are going to increase in popularity now. They're less than $60 for the pair, and have a compressed thickness of 10 thousands less than a GM MSL with the same gasket bore.
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Originally Posted by Studytime
Is there any caviot that would make these gaskets not seal a 243 head?
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hmm, good find. maybe I'll try these bad boys instead of the expensive cometics. you guys think they'll handle 150 shot of nitrous too? also I wonder what the uncompressed GM graphite gaskets thickness is. if you think the MR gaskets will compress .012", then the GM gaskets should be in the .064 range uncompressed right? hopefully I have one at work on the shelf I can mic. real quick. if so I'll post up that # for everyone.