is there a good way to lowere you compression ratio witout using pistons on the ls motor ????(ie: like a custom head gasket)

 

you can order your self up a cometic .054 gasket or .063 MLS gasket to drop compression but really there is no need to drop any compression on a LS motor

 

I have hear of people putting larger cosmetic gaskets on and even some people using arp head studs to hold it down and 2 oem gaskets on top of each other. but LS compession is already low enough

 

2 head gaskets.... hmmmm sounds risquy ????? where can I get a the .63 head gasket ???? How think is the oem BTW ???

 

look to inline pro, they have what you are looking for

 

Here in Germany a lot of people lower theire compression ratio wit a metal plate between two head gaskets.
Here it is very commen and to get for just a little money and proven also.
The few guys here that run turbo on Honda (VW is much more commen) run really low CR (round 7.5 - 9).
The main reason seems to be that pistons are not easy to get and we have to import the most parts.

 

do you have a link showing that (the metal shim the can be sandwiched between two gaskets)????

 

Inline Pro

 

website???

 

http://www.inlinepro.com

 

yup the inline gaskets have been proven time after time some people sayit just like a cometic but not 100% sure

 

200$ for a head gasket now those 500$ pistons dont sound so bad.....

 

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But why lower an LS? What's your point?

 

I donīt have a link for that, but if you give me your E-mail I can send you a picture. I and some friends of me used that way of lowering CR sixtimes and had never any problems. In so far, that a fiend of mine works at a CNC company and we have the program on PC it is very cheap for us. In dollars just roundabout 50USD.

 

The gaskets from InlinePro are very similar to the Cometic ones. I am running a .074 cometic in my motor and haven't had any problems at all. Lowers the CR about 1.5 points. You should need anything that big though.