My comments apply, of course, to a new rebuild when the head is already
milled to the max. I agree, for the problem at hand, a composite gasket
will have a better chance. You might also try K&W block sealer (the
kind with sodium silicate aka water glass).
Larry Young wrote:
> In my opinion, the compression ratio argument doesn't hold up. Most of
> us racing with 87mm forged pistons must custom order pistons. It's
> easy enough to specify 0.025 more compression height in order to make
> up for the difference in gasket thickness.
>
> Jack W. Drews wrote:
>
>> One man's opinion:
>>
>> Some owners really want to use the steel shim gasket just to get the
>> increase in compression ratio. But, consider the fact that the stock
>> sandwich gasket compresses to maybe .050, the steel shim gasket
>> compresses to maybe .025, so you can get the same compression ratio
>> increase by just milling the head another .025.
>
>
>
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