i want to know what are the differences between the two gaskets and which is better in performance compresion wise

 

I'm pretty sure this has been covered if you search, but to save you the time and tell you they're the same thing pretty much. You can just buy an OEM head gasket and remove the middle layer for half the price.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ITR 98 1162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm pretty sure this has been covered if you search, but to save you the time and tell you they're the same thing pretty much. You can just buy an OEM head gasket and remove the middle layer for half the price.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Considering that is what Spoon does anyway...

 

.47mm Vs .45mm

 

Mugen will get you a bit more compression.

Mugen = ~.4
Sp00m = ~.3

 

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Mugen = ~.4
Sp00m = ~.3</TD></TR></TABLE>


with what you just posted it will give you a bit LESS compression :-)

-Josh

 

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with what you just posted it will give you a bit LESS compression :-)

-Josh</TD></TR></TABLE>

So 10.6+.4 (= 11.0) is less compression than 10.6+.3 ( = 10.9)? Didn't think so.

 

ive have always wanted one, but i never hear anything good about any aftermarket gasket...
i hear the PUKE... let me know if i have my facts wrong

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dc4drewH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive have always wanted one, but i never hear anything good about any aftermarket gasket...
i hear the PUKE... let me know if i have my facts wrong </TD></TR></TABLE>

I have nearly 90,000 miles on my Mugen headgasket with no problems.

 

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So 10.6+.4 (= 11.0) is less compression than 10.6+.3 ( = 10.9)? Didn't think so.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think he thought that the post was head gasket thickness, not compression raising ability. I read it backwards too.

 

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I think he thought that the post was head gasket thickness, not compression raising ability. I read it backwards too.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Ahh well you are FOOLS! j/k

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mugen Mike &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I have nearly 90,000 miles on my Mugen headgasket with no problems. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Are you using head studs or bolts?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92TypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Mugen will get you a bit more compression.

Mugen = ~.4
Sp00m = ~.3</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mugen's gasket is actually the marginally thicker of the two (unless Spoon has changed theirs), so ignoring possible minor differences in compressed height, the Mugen piece should yield a very slightly lower CR than the Spoon.

Also, regardless of what both manufacturers quote on their sites, all of the real-world figures I've come across indicate that actual CR increase of either gasket will be closer to 0.3 points max.

Finally, Mugen's gasket is not simply a factory gasket minus the middle layer, but is instead designed as an actual 2-layer piece. It appears to work quite well, and we've had no problems whatsoever with the one we installed on my brother's car last summer. Nothing that I've read indicates that the Spoon version is a reworked stock piece either, but I have no personal experience with that gasket. Perhaps someone like Mike M. could provide some more substantive information on that.

 

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Mugen's gasket is actually the marginally thicker of the two (unless Spoon has changed theirs), so ignoring possible minor differences in compressed height, the Mugen piece should yield a very slightly lower CR than the Spoon. </TD></TR></TABLE>

The original Spoon catalog had both a 1-layer (higher CR than Mugen) and a 2-layer (lower CR than Mugen). The 1-layer has since been discontinued, leaving the thicker, 2-layer left.

 

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The original Spoon catalog had both a 1-layer (higher CR than Mugen) and a 2-layer (lower CR than Mugen). The 1-layer has since been discontinued, leaving the thicker, 2-layer left. </TD></TR></TABLE>

The product descriptions I located for the Mugen and Spoon 2-ply gaskets indicate .47mm and .45mm thickness, respectively. Granted, .02mm isn't a tremendous difference, but it was this data I was referencing when I stated that the Mugen piece would yield a <u>very</u> slightly lower CR.

 

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The product descriptions I located for the Mugen and Spoon 2-ply gaskets indicate .47mm and .45mm thickness, respectively. Granted, .02mm isn't a tremendous difference, but it was this data I was referencing when I stated that the Mugen piece would yield a <u>very</u> slightly lower CR. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Fair enough

 

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ooops..!!!! sorry i thought you posted the thickness's... lol and i was to dumb to realize that thats WAY thick...

My bad

-Josh