BoostedB20A

I was told that you can not use regular coolant with a copper head gasket because it will corrode it and that I need to run straight water. Is this true? It makes sense but is there some sort of additve to mix with regular coolant? Thanks for your help.

madman604

i though copper didnt seal well enough for the street. never heard about corrosion problems.

BoostedB20A

Anyone else have any advice about using a copper gasket on the street? The block is o-ringed if that matters.

BoostedB20A

ttt

BoostedB20A

Can someone please give me some input? Thank you.

MotorMatrix.com

i dont use the copper gaskets but my buddies vr6 jetta has one and he uses reg coolant always. best thing to do is call up cometic or sce and ask.

BoostedB20A

Thank you. Is your friends vr6 daily driven?

B18EG6

A long time ago I asked if my homemade elbow would be ok for coolant, seeing as how its made out of copper. Here is a pic.



Anyways i was told its ok to use copper in my cooling system, and no corrosion will occur. Here is the link if you are interested

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=495726

Apparantly, copper ha sbeen used in old radiators so its all good

MotorMatrix.com

yeah, it has an EIp kit and is driven and raced weekly.