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Old 07-26-2004, 12:09 PM
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replacing my headgasket on my turboed d16y8 (with ARP head studs) and was wondering the best headgasket use?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jman30513 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">replacing my headgasket on my turboed d16y8 (with ARP head studs) and was wondering the best headgasket use?
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I'm using a mr. gasket stackable gasket. I'm happy with it. Their expensive though.
Old 07-26-2004, 01:33 PM
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are you runing boost?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ABK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you runing boost?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yea, turbo, I wanted to lower the compresion a little.
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yep im running intercooled boost on a stock d16y8
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get commetic to lower the copression, it should alow to run boost safer.
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