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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Question Cometic Gaskets on Trick Flow Heads....

Ok this is an odd one.....wondering if anybody else has seen this.......


i noticed that my cometic gaskets are partially covering the oil return holes at the front and rear of my trick flow cylinder heads.......has anybody else seen this???

i think i may modifiy the gasket to allow the oil to pass......
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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Hmmm.. im gonna be using them too, ill have to pay close attention.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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time to pull it back apart i run mr gasket mls... never noticed this issue on mine
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Wicked94Z
time to pull it back apart i run mr gasket mls... never noticed this issue on mine
nope i made a tool lol.......gonna open em up with out drilling and do it with the head on........watch this creation I'll post up pics tomorrow night lol
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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that may have been my oil drain back issue before though.......i never noticed it before and my old head gaskets are the same.......i prob had this issue from day one
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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do you have the new trickflows?? i need to look into this myself.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jay7199
do you have the new trickflows?? i need to look into this myself.
no they're the old 23* heads....
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by quik95lt1
no they're the old 23* heads....
Yeah "old" with an "out of date port job right

Just messing with you. Actually been talking to phil I noticed felpro has a couple gaskets with the same design you ran into. Im not sure why they do this.
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lets see the fancy tool
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My victor reinz were the same way on my factory heads
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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Id ask Phil/Ron, and see what they say. Maybe they have ran into this before and have a remedy. I dont remember, the last time I had my setup apart.
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