first i have a b16a2 and was wondering the standard thickness of the gasket. i heard it is .6mm, is this true? second im gonna be turbo soon and was wondering where to get a thicker one and how thick of one should i get?

 

I think the head gasket is:


Thick/Bore
0.5mm/82.5

If you put on a ticker head gasket or put in dome pistons onto the b16a2, it will raise your compression.
If you would want to lower the compression, you would install concave pistons

 

the head gasket thickness is 0.028 ths thick.
if it was 6 mm it would be 0.2365 ths thick which would lower your compression dramaticly.what is your set up and i can help you more.

 

my bad i did not see the " . " sorry.

 

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Thicker gasket = lower comp.
If you want lower compression I would not recomend using a head gasket to do so, thicker head gaskets have more of a tendency to fail as there is more surface area. Of course if you get a nice aftermarket metal one you should be ok, it just wouldnt be my choice.

 

i have a b16 a2 with all stock internals other than cams and springs. i am goig to put a turbo set up on next month and was wondering if i should use a thicker headgasket to lower the comp. what size do you suggest? and where can i get it?
thanks

 

Determine how much boost you want to run before deciding on any engine work. Assuming you have proper engine management with proper tuning, you can probably handle a little over 10 psi with the stock motor with enough reliability to be daily driven. And thicker gaskets do fail more often.

 

i only plan to run about 10 psi, i know that the thicker headgaskets fail more but does anybody know where to get one? or what thickness it should be for my setup to be safe?

 

inline pro, i run one on my b16a...14-15psi daily on pump gas

 

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Is this on a stock block with stock compression?