head gasket question??
head gasket question?? What is the difference between using a smaller head gasket (0.040 cometic) and milling heads to X amount compared to using a gm mls head gasket(0.052 ?) and milling the heads more than X?
The quench would be less in the first instance, but how would that compare to more milling and a thicker gasket in the second instance?
What differences in performance would there be?
The quench would be less in the first instance, but how would that compare to more milling and a thicker gasket in the second instance?
What differences in performance would there be?
By using a thinner gasket you tighten up the quench area, milling does not do this. Tight quench area aids in prevention of detonation and promotes evenly mixed combustion.
Originally Posted by The Alchemist
Where are you finding a GM mls gasket with a compressed thickness of 0.052??
All I was able to find is 0.056 and 0.060.
All I was able to find is 0.056 and 0.060.
Originally Posted by GuitsBoy
The MLS gaskets are advertised as .060 but in most cases, they mic out to about .052 -.054.
