if im 81.5 and i need to get a head gasket, do i buy one for 82mm? the tech at cometic said to do that. i will possibly be purchasing their hybrid series head gasket if i can get any responses soon.

 

No you buy the gasket to match your bore. Apparently Cometics customer service/tech department is as shitty as their gaskets. Buy an OEM or get one from Golden Eagle. My cometic lasted 952 miles before I had to replace it due to it leaking oil out between my head and block, put a golden eagle (oem) gasket in there, and leak be gone

 

would make sense. i already got their dowel pins.(shrugs/sighs) might as well pay the extra 30 bucks for reliability.

 

Exactly, I wish I would've went Golden Eagle from the get go, oh well live and learn

 

I'm 81.5 and just run the oem honda gasket. Works great.

 

my block has been decked and some **** has been taken off the head. still suggest doing it?

 

yes - go with the OEM.

 

ok so assuming this is a gsr head i should match the gasket to the head. ok, cool.

 

well wait, do i match the gasket to the head or the block? ls or gsr? need to know ppl!

 

I suggest you read this link.

http://www.goldeneaglemfg.com/includ...yGEMgasket.jpg

To give you an easy answer, match the gasket to the head when building an LS/V

 

Get .5 over your bore. I learned the hard way with cometic. Golden eagle and be done with it.

 

ok 82mm itll be then! lol thanks guys