FredoSP

Quick Question guys,

I'm going with a bigger bore from 81mm to 83mm, and I was wondering if I should use the OEM headgasket and make it bigger or just go with an 83mm headgasket from Golden Eagle or something.

Please post your suggestions/or what you have personally went with that works.
Thanks - Fred

DaveF

that is all that GE does. they take stock gaskets and modify them. they also machine out the dowl pin holes for lsvtec conversions.. we have a ls vtec but we are using a vtec head gasket with it.

FredoSP

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2.2Lcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that is all that GE does. they take stock gaskets and modify them. they also machine out the dowl pin holes for lsvtec conversions.. we have a ls vtec but we are using a vtec head gasket with it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so what your saying is that OEM and GE are equally as good, but the GE is more plug and play and the OEM might have to be slightly modified?

Arturbo

What I recomend is this: Since the OEM gasket had .003" fire ring and if you modify it to a 83mm bore then you take that fire ring out. So if you are getting your engine sleeved get the sleeves raised .003" to compensate for what was cut out of the gasket.

Just curious fred, why do you call me and ask me the same question then post the same exact same thing?

FredoSP

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arturbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What I recommend is this: Since the OEM gasket had .003" fire ring and if you modify it to a 83mm bore then you take that fire ring out. So if you are getting your engine sleeved get the sleeves raised .003" to compensate for what was cut out of the gasket.

Just curious fred, why do you call me and ask me the same question then post the same exact same thing? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I forgot what u said, and I figured u were sleeping at this hour
Not to mention we always get side tracked on the phone. Either you hear the ice cream man driving by my house or I tell you some irrelevant story that has nothing to do with anything, lol.

P.S. Ill call you later

DaveF

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love birds?

FredoSP

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love birds? </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha nah, Art's a good guy that takes the time out to answer any FI question I got, or questions.