I will be installing a Mugen headgasket on my gsr and was curious to know since it is thinner than a oem headgasket does it require the same torque spec of 65lbs?

 

yes

 

anyone else confirm this?

 

 

no one has bought a mugen headgasket and used it? what did you torque the head to?

 

help

 

same as factory spec

 

any gurus care to chime in?

 

Very few guys would spend the money Vs. taking out the center layer of the OEM gasket. The head gasket has nothign to do with your Tq numbers its in the head bolt and engine material. So if you are using stock head bolts it will require stock bolt tq.

 

two people have answered your question, but its not good enough for you? What would make it need a different spec? Its the same type of HG, correct? Its a multi-layer-steel. Torque it to stock specs.

 

up because i need to know also

 

everyone said same as oem specs.... where in nc are you located?

 

Yes, for the 4th time, use whatever the tq spec for your bolts are, if stock (don't see why you would reuse those) it's stock spec, if ARP's, then use ARP spec. Just like Natural Aspirations said, it has nothing to do with the gasket itself.