What is the metal ring there for? Is it supposed to be loose like that?

 

Its called a fireingring. It helps seal the headgasket.

 

BTW is that the Cometic HP headgasket?

 

How are you supposed to center it?

 

Thing about mine is when I put it on it was already centered. I would line it up with the sleeves in the block. When I switched headgaskets (because that cometic blows) mine looked like it does in that picture.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1Bar GSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thing about mine is when I put it on it was already centered. I would line it up with the sleeves in the block. When I switched headgaskets (because that cometic blows) mine looked like it does in that picture.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So which one did you switch to?

 

lol prolly stock cause thats whats best.

aftermarket headgaskets:

 

if your motor is stepdecked do not run that thing....even if its not i would get an oem gasket

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PhatBoy5015 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So which one did you switch to?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I switched to Golden Eagle with copper spray =D


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D@nnY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if your motor is stepdecked do not run that thing....even if its not i would get an oem gasket</TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha good point danny! I didnt know that and I have benson sleeves. Well turns out Benson sleeves are stepdecked! So now I have a oem gasket.

 

i didnt think benson stepdecked their sleeves

 

They used to. I have one er had until it was milled off.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D@nnY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i didnt think benson stepdecked their sleeves</TD></TR></TABLE>

They do, but it depends on the clearance's and the condition of block I believe.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Muckman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They used to. I have one er had until it was milled off.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I got my block a little over a year ago. Got it from Earl

 

earl still offers stepblock

 

So would it be better to just not use the metal ring? Also, why would OEM be better than this gasket? If I removed the middle metal ring, would it still be worse than a OEM gasket?




Modified by PhatBoy5015 at 9:57 PM 4/6/2006

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1Bar GSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When I switched headgaskets (because that cometic blows) mine looked like it does in that picture.</TD></TR></TABLE>

When you say "blows", do you mean that it is not good, or do you mean it literally blows? LOL. Just wondering. I'm gonna be pushing 15-20 psi.

 

Currently I am pushing 17 creeping to 18-19 lbs of boost. With a step deck block and that headgasket can cause the head to lift. While I had it on my car it worked awesome until I started boosting hard on my car after the tune and such. Then once that happened the car started sparatically overheating. 2 weeks ago I took the cometic headgasket off and put in a oem copper sprayed and havnt had a problem since.
Now Im now downing cometic because the headgasket I have wasnt good in the situation that I had placed it, but seeing how well his oem headgasket holds up, I wouldnt trade it for any other. Now when I mean it blows, I mean that literally. haha. It blew on my setup, but like I said earlier it wasnt made for such a block. If I were you and I had a one hundred dollar bill laying around Id just go ahead and order a oem headgasket. Then go to advanced auto parts and buy a can of copper spray and call it a day.
You might not have problems with the headgasket, but why have to worry about it because now it seems like you do

EDIT: In my oppinion the oem headgasket would be much better because it is tried and true. It is used on a stock honda and people never have problems with them. Kinda the same thing why everyone recommends Honda replacement parts. Now seeing as I have tried both I would highly recommend the oem gasket!

 

Well damn. Since I have already bought the Cometic gasket, would it help if I took out the metal ring? Or should I just leave it in and install it?

 

Don't take the ring out or it won't seal. Just fit the ring back in the middle layer like a puzzle piece. I used to use Cometic HP gaskets running 23 PSI on a B16 and they worked fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rmcdaniels &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't take the ring out or it won't seal. Just fit the ring back in the middle layer like a puzzle piece. I used to use Cometic HP gaskets running 23 PSI on a B16 and they worked fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thank You!! Finally someone saying something good about the $100 I just spent.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PhatBoy5015 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thank You!! Finally someone saying something good about the $100 I just spent. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I never said that it was horrible I just wouldnt use them again. I would think with a flat deck block it should seal fine.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PhatBoy5015 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well damn. Since I have already bought the Cometic gasket, would it help if I took out the metal ring? Or should I just leave it in and install it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, dont take that ring out. That will like daniels said restict it from sealing correctly. Like I said earlier just try to put it back where it would go.