Headgaskets...

[Goliath 5.0]

What kind of headgasket do you guys like to use for your blown app?


I have always liked ROL personally.

Also I have heard mixed views about using a Solid copper head gasket, due to that fact that a regular headgasket is like a failsafe, if it blows you will know and will have a "chance" to remedy the problem and fix it most of the time before catastrophic engine faliure occurs, versus a copper one will likey hold up and not blow as easy as a regular styled headgasket, but may allow severe engine damage to occur more so than a regular styled headgasket. Thus timing is a key in such a situation of engine faliure and a regular headgasket that is likely to blow under heavy/unstable engine conditions is favorable to the extent to let you know that "HEY....!!! Something wrong just happened, FIX ME DAMNIT!!!"


Please note this is just info I have gathered up, it might be totally untrue or might be true, that is why I started up a thread about this to hear opinions from other peeps with similar setups and such that can contribute information and knowledge! :D

[BlownGTS]

I'm using a SCE products graphite gskt. I got it from D.S.S. when I bought my rotating assy. It's 0.60 thick, I needed it thicker to lower the comp a bit. BTW I think the stock thickness is 0.35.

[Forcedpower]

My first motor I used stock replacement gaskets 8548 pt2 (something like that) and run 14psi of boost and never blew the gasket. I put a whole in the piston and the gasket was still fine.

On the new motor I used felpro 9333 pt1. I'm only making 6psi now but I hope they will hold up fine.

[blown89stang]

I use Fel-pro's. They work great for me. I have my AFR-185's O-ringed so the stock gaskets work awesome. I had major probs. before blowing head gaskets, three in one summer.

[Trey]

I run the good ol Carquest head gaskets. And I'm still using the same ones after first using nitrous and then going to a blower and taking all 10-12#. Next motor will be o-ringed.

[Brcuda]

This is one of those questions that I thought long and hard on before I made up my mind on what I was going to use. Then I decided that I want total seal. So, I went with SCE copper head gaskets, had the block receiver grooved and the heads o-ringed.

With my Kenne Bell I ran o-ringed heads (and good gas at all times) and had no problem. With this combination I will run good gas at all times, plus I do run with a knock guard, which will retard timing if it picks up detonation.