Thread: Head Gaskets...

I'm looking at doing some "extra" mods on the car over the winter, which will include replacing the head gaskets. I was told that I can use stock head gaskets as replacements, but I want reliable performance gaskets that can stand up to abuse and boost from the turbo. A friend told me about "Strain Head Gaskets" but I cannot find anything on the web about them. I was also looking at these from ZZP: ZZ Performance

What do you guys suggest? Any other gaskets out there that you used and worked well with boosted engines?

I am running the MLS's and have had good luck so far. I read a while back that the GN guys would drill out the rivets so they could take the layers apart and get a good coat of copper spray on them all. This helped them seal better. How much boost are you planning on running?

I too have the MLS...with copper spay.

I'm running ~16 lbs now, and will be porting my heads/manifolds and running a bigger cam, so I'm not sure if I will be going much higher that ~20 lbs or so...

I'll just make sure to run more Meth!

stockers do very well, but recamend the ARP head stud kit....

I'm going with the ARP bolt kit, and was told that Felpro stockers would be fine, I just don't want to take any chances on blowing them...

make sure you wrap the threads that thread into the block with Teflon tape.....so they dont leak coolant....

Thanks for the heads up on the teflon tape!

Where did you guys get your gaskets from? Did you stay with the stock thickness?

Originally Posted by RED GTX

Come over and I can show what happens when headgaskets leak coolant in the motor. It's not good. Motor #3 coming soon.

Are you serious, didn't you just install a race built motor not long ago?

WOW sorry to hear that. What are your plans this time?

BTW what happened to the old motor?

If you don't mind me asking how come you spun the bearings on the 1st and 2nd motor? I just am asking so I don't end up doing the same thing. Was it because of coolant in the oil, or over reving them?