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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Default high compression head gasket worth the extra money?

just wondering what you guys think? I IM'd joel, he said to make a thread.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 11:30 AM
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bump b/c I'd like to know too

Edit: nice setup by the way. I'd like to do something like that but have no idea how much it would cost
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 08:16 AM
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bump i'd like to know as well
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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bump i want to know too
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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lil mill, lil gasket, bigger gains
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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I buy oem gaskets and remove the middle layer. Some people have run just one layer but I havent tried that yet. Never had any issues with sealing or leak....so I would say paying more for a gasket which is essentially the same thing is not worth it.


Modified by Runnerdown at 11:20 PM 12/7/2005
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 03:50 AM
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Buying a thinner gasket is better than milling since you can always go back to a stock gasket. Once a head is milled, there is no going back unless you get another head.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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anyone can tell me where to look for a thinner headgasket at, for my gsr and how much it will bump the compression ?
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