Head Gasket Replacement

jkj905

New member
Had recent valve job on 92 Typhoon heads. Heads were shaved. What type and brand of head gasket is recommended for installation? Any thickness I should consider on the gasket since the heads were shaved? They took off 0.010 on each head. Former owner had 0.002 taken off on a valve job he had done.


Also this motor has had some work in the past. Bored 0.30 over and a mild cam. Should I consider a thicker head gasket that will hold up to the horsepower increase and boost? It looked like a corner of one of the old gaskets was starting to leak. Found out that the head gaskets that were on there are the stock ones. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 

93ty475

Donating Member
check www.sytyauthority.net for the stock head gasket part numbers....are you running roller rockers? if so, i would check the valvetrain geometry...use a black marker or just eyeball the roller rocker tip when the lifter's on the opposite side of the cam lobe (<did i say that right?) thats the only thing i can think would get messed with by shaving the heads twice on these...why would the shave them anyway? i would imagine that shaving the heads would raise compression but limit your boost #'s ...
 

jkj905

New member
93ty475 said:
i just checked sytyauthority and it wasn't there...but a quick search yielded us a better idea...mike hood mentions a victor reinz part number second post down...search really does work.... http://www.syty.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=38009&highlight=head+gasket+part

I wouldn't reuse the stock head bolts and buy some new arp head bolts not studs...also get some arp moly lube...and don't forget to retorque the heads...

Thanks for the info. I e-mailed Mike Hood for some information on the gasket.
 
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