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thinnest stock bore HG

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srtthis

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who makes the thinnest head gasket for a stock bore car?

thinnest ive found is .062" but its a copper head gasket and im not sure about running a copper HG on the street

whos got one for a stock bore around .020"????
 

txstang84

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Thinnest I know of for 302 is felpro 1011-2...pretty sure they're .039" Most of the composite gaskets are somewhere around .040"-.045"...I can't think of any that are thinner than that unless cometic makes one.

And unless you're lucky, copper gaskets on a street engine = coolant leaks.




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90lxcoupe

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cometic will make you whatever you need, i think the thinnest is .020
 

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There's a pretty fair amount of prep required for cometics.

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Rick 91GT

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Well just mill the out of those heads....

Yeah, .039" is the thinnest unless you want to go custom Cometics.
 

srtthis

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haha rick i like where your head is at...

got my motor out last night before the super bowl.
 
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