Lockjaw Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 After 6 years of 15+ psi, my stock headgasket gave up the ghost this weekend. ( Its Jeff P's fault for selling me this turbo ) Anyway, I can o-ring the head and run a stock gasket with ARP headstuds, or, run a metal headgasket with ARP head studs. Future plans call for a JWT dry NOS set-up, with pump and race gas programs, and I don't want to be taking this back apart. So lets make this a poll, turbo guys, lets hear opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2001 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I like my setup with HKS 2mm and head studs. Price isn't much different either way you go. I guess the benefit for O-ring is that you can replace just rings if you broke anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 arp headstuds with steel headgasket thickness and make of your choice. juicy juice and race gas hmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernardd Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Stock Gasket and Arp studs is all you need. (for another 6 years) Bernard Oh yeah and make that damn Priddy pay for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I have no experience with o-ringing the block... but me likes the metal head gaskets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted October 21, 2003 Author Share Posted October 21, 2003 Well I was thinking o-ring the head, but I think I like the idea of a 2mm metal HG with ARP studs. I mean after all, I do want to go fast, and I hate breaking. I don't know about hitting up Jeff, he has got to be broke after all that work he has been doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean73 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I was thinking about going with a 2mm headgasket to drop compression a little bit on my flattop L28. The only thing that worries me is the actual installation. It seems like it's going to be a PIA to get the cam sprocket back on with head being higher up with repect to the block. Any first hand experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2001 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 After milling the head true, mine went on no problem. I'm pretty sure the timing chain was stretched too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted October 21, 2003 Author Share Posted October 21, 2003 I was thinking about going with a 2mm headgasket to drop compression a little bit on my flattop L28. The only thing that worries me is the actual installation. It seems like it's going to be a PIA to get the cam sprocket back on with head being higher up with repect to the block. Any first hand experience? Yep, just pull the thing up, thread the bolt into the cam, and tighten, it should handle it no prob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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