Honestly, I have not done much research on these, but I have heard these head gaskets can lower the CR by as much as 0.5 !
Are these gaskets any good ? I would figure, in a higher boost motor, this would not be the best thing to do.
What about nitroused setups... high CR pistons w/ N20 and a thicker HG ? Good or CRAAAP ?

 

headgaskets work well. this topic has been beaten to death.

 

Jinx, not bad, so far only 408 of your posts have pissed people off, that is probably everyone that has posted today....headgasket has really been crushed to death, do you know if the search function is still broken?????

 

Thanks for the info Jinx... your a real gem. I couldn't get my motor together without you.... oh wait... my motor is still in pieces. There goes that !
I have been buying parts and prepping my motor for about 2.5 months now, trying to make sure that I have every single part right and ready to assemble... and frankly... bumming rides for that long has put my tolerence at an all time low. Now I need to assemble this freaking gsr at about the same time. I did not ask a moronic question like "How much Hp will my short shifter give me?" I am asking a legitimate question, that, given recent responses... prolly has not been answered thouroughly enough to satisfy my curiosity. So I would appreciate it if you saved it for the newbies and ease up off my ****.

The search function does return posts in the recent and archived options, very few posts, but none of the posts that I read (read all that came up) could even remotely answer my question.

I am not very familiar with every aspect of an all motor terror and I don't want to blow anything up... yet... The fact that those a-holes dropped the top octane in Cali frightens me and I don't really want to build a motor that will become scrap on anything less than 93.

Any other responses to my original post would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
X2


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I hate them! At least from an installation standpoint. I just got done putting an f-max turbo kit on my friends prelude vtec and GOD DAMN THAT WAS A BITCH. First the timing belt was too tight because of the headgasket... we took the auto tensioner all the way off and still too tight! We finally got it on after probably stretching the hell out of it. Then we had a problem with a water leak where the main water pipe comes from the water pump at the block to the thermostat housing, since the housing bolts to the head, and the water pipe goes to the pump on the block it didn't line up so we had to notch it!

The headgasket also changes the cam timing and makes the headbolts not grab as much, ... less threads. Hasn't blown, but I am just somewhat biased because it gave me so much trouble upon installation!

 

wow, X2 great response, I was just having some fun with that last post, the search was not directed at you, I am a sarcastic son of a...
My 2 cents on taller gaskets only has to do with messing with the quench area and the fact that I do not know what really happens in the top of the cylinder when you change that design, but it just has to be bad. other than that it is a very cost efficient method of lowering CR, ********allthough dynamic compression under boost still spikes like crazy so that half point lowering really is nothing at 18PSI!!

 

Sorry, just had to vent a little Jinx and rtype... I just need real answers so I can continue research. I'm sure Jinx will return the favor sometime soon. heh heh

Thanks for the insight SmackdownLude... I was afraid such a large change in gasket thickness would affect the cam timing adversely and since this motor won't have adjustables for a few months, I don't know if I'm willing to accept the consequences (I read some crap about ignition, but couldn't make sense of it). The other missions you listed do not sound like fun... if that kinda crap started happening after all the work that has been done I think I would remove the gasket, toss it and get some target practice with the 10 G.

Not too many posts on it, but so far, it does not sound too copacetic. I am really interested in it for an N/A motor that we'll be working on, but so far it looks like a nice 11.5:1 piston instead of using the lower CR gasket and a 12.0:1 (or higher ).

 

well, i'll let the numbers speak for themselves........as usual.

my civic went 11.30's on a stock b18c1 block w/ headgasket. i ran this set up for a year with no problems. motor had 150,000 on it.

a friend has run his for almost 3 years. has a full interior 5th gen civic coupe and has been 11.80. runs 12 lbs on pump gas daily for 3 years.

another friend has been 11.20's with the same set up i had (basically) and had it for 3 years. actually, the only motor he technically has blown was one with forged pistons and no headgasket.

inline customer in hawaii. took directions over the phone on how to install the headgasket and tune his turbo street civic......went like 11.30's. still drives it 2 years later.

if you know what your doing, headgaskets work. inlinpro has sold 100's of them with excellent responses from the customers. we use them because they work. and the numbers prove that.

this is not a flame.......that is all.

 

I knew Jinx had a good answer there somewhere !! Thanks J !

I plan on using this in an NA car, so I would assume the lower cylinder pressures would not be as abusive to this type of gasket, eh ?

 

yeah sometimes i have a decent answer and i just don't feel like giving it. the head gasket comes in a variety of thicknesses and will work well on a na car to lower compression. call inlinepro @ 703-644-1788.

good luck.

 

Thanks for the info