Dick we ran a .018 on the Cast Iron D motor in the beginning... then we
realized we ain't drag racing....Head seal is an important issue .... we
been running Felpro and Ferrera gaskets and both seem to be fine even with
the extra Push they get from a bit of Nitrous....
Keith
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> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Head Gaskets
> Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 12:34 PM
>
> I opened up my Chubby Small Block last night and
> found something I'm not used to. Every head
> gasket I've ever seen on a modern V-8 has been a
> composite type thing with crush rings around the
> cylinders. What I found under these heads were
> two thin (.030 - .040) sheets of metal, possibly
> steel or stainless steel. I've seen copper head
> gaskets for flatheads before, but have never run
> across this type of steel shim gasket on an OHV
> V-8. Ought to be good for a little compression
> ratio boost, but what else should I know? They
> apparently can be re-used since nothing happens
> to them when they are installed? Do I use some
> kind of goop or something when I put the heads
> back on? Should I use standard torque specs?
>
> =====
> Dick J
> In East Texas
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