Head gasket "ratings"?
Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:09 am
Does anyone know if head gaskets are "rated" for certain compression or boost psi?
I recall seeing somewhere (a while ago) a gasket that said "up to 12:1 comp.
I know some of you guys run high comp. and others are boosted,and I think I read somewhere on here someone o-ringed their head. All the hg threads i've seen talk about thickness or bore size but nothing about this.On a thread talking about Garth Hill's dragster it said -he grooved .005" around the bores-I guess so the gasket fire ring had a little bite and wouldn't just push out.
Also, how about nitrous? any certain hg to use for that? And i'm not talk'n bout a tiny 50hp shot ...I mean 150 maybe more
I'm running a vr 54249 mls now...and love it(it's the only hg i've had on a jeep that didn't / hasn't "seeped" oil out the pass side)but how much can it handle?
I know there are a lot of you that run the heck out of these,so I'm lookin for your expertise

I know some of you guys run high comp. and others are boosted,and I think I read somewhere on here someone o-ringed their head. All the hg threads i've seen talk about thickness or bore size but nothing about this.On a thread talking about Garth Hill's dragster it said -he grooved .005" around the bores-I guess so the gasket fire ring had a little bite and wouldn't just push out.


I know there are a lot of you that run the heck out of these,so I'm lookin for your expertise
