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Re: Lowering cylinder head compression

To: Opntop@aol.com
Subject: Re: Lowering cylinder head compression
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:47:31 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 Opntop@aol.com wrote:

> Hello list,
> 
> Does anyone have experience or know of a thick cylinder cylinder head gasket 
> for an early one in order to lower compression for forced induction. Who 
> might supply and how much would it change.

If you are going to forced induction, forget about using a stock gasket to
increase your compression. It's not going to happen.

You have two choices:

1. find an unmolested stock late cyl head and use that

2. if you are dead-set on using your milled head, you will need a custom
gasket. I would strongly recommend talking to the GasketWorks folks
(www.headgasket.com) and getting your gasket in copper. Mordy Dunst (the
owner) is a Triumph racer and they can literally make _anything_.
 
> TIA
> Sal

regards,
rml
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