gabspeed

whats up i need to replace my head gasket on my minime swap i have a d16y8 head on a d16y7 block, i notice on the new gasket that it has 3 layers i wonder if i could be able to remove the middle layer to boost compression ratios a bit will i run into problems because of that? or not? eventhough they are riveted together, will i feel a difference? thanks alot for the help