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Darren

posted on 2nd Mar 05 at 14:44

^ It acts like a fuse type thing :D


James R

posted on 2nd Mar 05 at 13:55

If you replace the std one headgasket with an uprated one then you are removing the inherant safety of having the head gasket (£16) go before anything more expensive does like a piston which can write off the block too.


Rileysport

posted on 2nd Mar 05 at 13:04

quote:
Originally posted by FozzyGSI
It does sound good but they cost £100+:!
And some people have problems with oil leaks because the harder gasket doesnt mate with surfaces as well as normal ones.


should be ok if the head isn't resurfaced with an axe :lol:


Darren

posted on 2nd Mar 05 at 12:45

quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
if u get a cometic one u can use them over and over again.ive know someone to use theirs 5 times


yeah but instead of blowing the head gasket next time it'll blow something else :o


lee mitchell

posted on 2nd Mar 05 at 07:13

quote:
Originally posted by 1600power
quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
if u get a cometic one u can use them over and over again.ive know someone to use theirs 5 times


wouldnt that mean that by rights they should never split between cylinders etc making the chances of a blown headgasket in the future basically 0%?

not sure mate. theyre 95 quid. so if u can use them over and over again if u need to it pays for itself. same with the head stud kits


FozzyGSI

posted on 2nd Mar 05 at 01:34

It does sound good but they cost £100+:!
And some people have problems with oil leaks because the harder gasket doesnt mate with surfaces as well as normal ones.


1600power

posted on 2nd Mar 05 at 00:28

quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
if u get a cometic one u can use them over and over again.ive know someone to use theirs 5 times


wouldnt that mean that by rights they should never split between cylinders etc making the chances of a blown headgasket in the future basically 0%?


lee mitchell

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 21:45

if u get a cometic one u can use them over and over again.ive know someone to use theirs 5 times


FozzyGSI

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 20:39

Thats all i need to hear :)

Cheers fellas:thumbs:


BromleyBoy

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 20:22

standard vauxhall ones are actually verry good


FozzyGSI

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 20:15

Just guessing it will be???
Not exactly got a tuned beast, just a 2.0 16v with hot cams and diff ecu........never noticed the difference from the cams and ecu either.


Dave A

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 20:10

standrd one is £16

why will it be safer? whats ur engine spec?


FozzyGSI

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 20:08

Checkin it out yesterday and their about £55-60, dont really know how much the standard one is?
If the performance one is only a little more il get it to be safe.


Dave A

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 20:00

dont bother getting one total waste of money!

theres no need unless u raise the compression, a standard one will be fine.

was speaking with a bloke that runs a nova with an x14xe in it on tb's putting out 200bh. even that uses standard one.

how much is a "performance" one anyway?


FozzyGSI

posted on 1st Mar 05 at 19:57

Right my gaskets gone and to 'try' and make sure it doesnt happen again im gettin the head skimmed and a performance head gasket from tweeks.....heres the questions...

Anyone out there ever bought performance head gaskets?
Are they worth the extra money?
Are they any better?

Any input appreciated:thumbs: