[Fot] Copper vs steel figure 8 gaskets

[Steve Belfer]

Another question.. Are the copper ones also covered with a thin plastic 
film?

~Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark York" <m-syork at comcast.net>
To: <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:47 PM
Subject: [Fot] Copper vs steel figure 8 gaskets


>I delivered a gasket set I purchased fro BFE to the shop building my TR3/4
> race engine and they want copper figure 8 gaskets instead of the steel 
> ones
> in the set. They claim that the copper gaskets seal much better and have
> stopped the build waiting on the new gaskets. What are your thoughts 
> copper
> vs steel? Does the copper gasket allow them to be "looser" when building 
> the
> engine? Are these gaskets really steel or some other material?
>
> Who makes copper figure 8 gaskets (maybe Mordy)?
>
> Thank you
>
> Mark
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