Benifits of changing headgasket to up compression?

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May 2, 2005 | 12:34 PM

civic-si-2000

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Benifits of changing headgasket to up compression?

What could i expect by upping my compression? I'm asking b/c my valve guide seal's are bad and im going to go ahead and do a head job and maybe some ctr cams. thanks

May 2, 2005 | 01:02 PM

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Re: Benifits of changing headgasket to up compression? (civic-si-2000)

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May 2, 2005 | 01:14 PM

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Re: Benifits of changing headgasket to up compression? (civic-si-2000)

The only benifit is that you dont have to do pistons to up the compression. Other then that there really isnt any.

May 2, 2005 | 01:25 PM

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Re: Benifits of changing headgasket to up compression? (Luserkid)

Wont be a noticeable difference. Stock HG thickness for a b-series is what? Probably somewhere between .030 and .040? You might gain .4 - .5 of compression by removing your HG altogether, and even less than that by running a thinner gasket.

Now in conjunction with different pistons, or a milled head, it might be a little better, but just the HG alone probably wont net you any noticeable power. Just a guess?