Overthinking head gaskets
Overthinking head gaskets
Burned an valve on the RHS vortecs and decided to replace with AFR 912 Vortecs- recommended head gasket is FP 1003. Gasket taken off was 7733 for iron heads. Due to my location and not knowing my piston to deck dimension- I gambled and ordered a set of FP 1094 and GM 14096405...well guess what-it has been zero decked, .030 over bore. Live in northern Canada with extreme cold and am concerned with brinnelling. Gaskets I have been looking at are:
AFR says FP 1003
FP 1143 MLS
Cometic c5474-040
FP 1010
The Cometic is for the Vortec with the usual GM valve kickouts, the 1143 is round. The 1010 is copper wire. I've talked to a couple engine shops and they prefer the round style gasket, FP says the 1142 will be too small for the chamber- go 1143. I overlaid the GM on the afr chamber and it fits very well- so if going round it would have to be a larger diameter to seal correctly. Cometic is hard to get here.
Sooo what do you think?
AFR says FP 1003
FP 1143 MLS
Cometic c5474-040
FP 1010
The Cometic is for the Vortec with the usual GM valve kickouts, the 1143 is round. The 1010 is copper wire. I've talked to a couple engine shops and they prefer the round style gasket, FP says the 1142 will be too small for the chamber- go 1143. I overlaid the GM on the afr chamber and it fits very well- so if going round it would have to be a larger diameter to seal correctly. Cometic is hard to get here.
Sooo what do you think?
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Re: Overthinking head gaskets
Without bothering to look them up, choose whichever one has at least 0.037" thickness and the least crevice volume.
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