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388 head gasket will this work?

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Old May 12, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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Default 388 head gasket will this work?

I need to get gaskets and want to make sure this will work? 200 shot or more of spray and need to know if this will work.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SCE-S11064LT/
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yes it looks fine. mr gasket makes a .040 mls gasket that ive had good luck with, its a 4.100 bore
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Old May 13, 2010 | 02:55 AM
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I can mae you some out of card board
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Old May 13, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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Do those have the stainless fire ring molded in? Or do they require o-ringed heads / block? If they have the molded in ring, I had the problem of the ring not staying outside the valve pockets (thats on a 383 with LT4 head) . The ring would hang into the combustion chamber and not get properly squished when the heads were bolted on. Note the bore shape of a conventional gasket. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FPP-1074/?rtype=10 Just make sure that round bore is big enough to stay outside the valve pockets.

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Old May 13, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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I gave up on copper gaskets years ago; sealing problems. I may have gotten better results by "O" ringing the block, but I just don't trust the copper versions.

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Originally Posted by Wicked94Z
yes it looks fine. mr gasket makes a .040 mls gasket that ive had good luck with, its a 4.100 bore
I this the gasket?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MRG-3141G/
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Old May 14, 2010 | 02:26 AM
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yea those are the gaskets, not a bad price for an mls gasket, and they sealed perfectly for me.
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