I know a lot of the blown Buick boys use this gasket, but are there any blown V8's around here that use them? I'm at a point where I have to make a decision on whether to use these or wirelocks. Composite Felpros with the steel rings don't cut it. Any good/bad experiences with Cometics?

 

I've got them in my TT SBC 427. Neither the block nor the heads are o-ringed, and I've run 22#+ w/o problems.

 

I guess the cometics are the cats azz, but they are made to order. We put a set on a 383 LT1 and had to use block seal with them because what they do for cylinder seal they lack in the coolant seal department. Another machinist I talked to told me the same thing. As if its perfectly normal.

Im not running 22#'s, so I'm running the felpro loc-wires. They work fairly well on the fords so with the chevy's improved bolt and seal the loc-wires should get the job done for my overspun procharger.

 

Hey monte, who had thiers first you or John Meaney's car built with Troy?

 

John Meaney's car built with Troy. That's basically what inspired me to build mine.

 

I dont care I guess, you both have rocketships. I wanna see you guys hit the salt flats. I cant belive you took it all out to put that wire harness plug in.

 

HEHE, i did the same thing too Nothing like hacking up your $300 FAST harness LOL

BTW....monty built his car himself, Meany and Troy just INSPIRED him.

Also, monty made more hp on pump gas than Meany did

SUCKER@!

muhahahah

 

who would I need to call to order cometic head gaskets.
I don't want to use the solicors again
I have a friend with a turbo ls1 and his cometics leaked coolant right out of the sides of the heads, is this common?

Bye the way Monty thanks for the help with all my questions last week!

 

The "Engine Masters Challenge" guys use these so I'd say they'd be good. Maybe they just use them for contingency money.

 

Well, when I was over to Dave Storliens shop I asked him why he used those gaskets? He just said that they are the greatest but not cheap. BMW (Bring Money With)

Auggie

 

Why not spend a little extra, have the heads oringed and stud them to the block. The buick guys do use them, but they are a type of insurance. They are better then the stockers and supossedly the felpros. My buddy just blew one(#3 cylinder), but could have been atrributed to the tourqe sequence and/or bolt stretch.

If your bottom end is strong enough to handle some abuse, oring em and stud the heads. They shouldn't move except when a really nasty situation occurs.

 

Ya, and then instead of blowing out a head gasket you end up blowing out a piston

i'd rather have a fuse in my system

 

That's my way of thinking 89! I believe in having a relief valve located on top of the engine, especially a turbo Buick engine. Even then though it's not g0onna be perfect. As it looks I killed the rings on the #3 cylinder. And I only use the stock hg's. If someone is confident with their tune(when are we ever?) and have a fully forged 4340 bottom end and they want to keep the gaskets in place oringing seems to be the only way.


Pete