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choosing a good Head Gasket

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 7:17 am
by montelibre
Hi
I need a Head Gasket for my Jeep 4.6 Supercharger. I am thinking of Felpro Q530SD.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FEL-530SD/

It is a good choice?
What is the compressed thickness?

we also have:
http://www.titanengines.com/index.php?m ... s_id=26461
http://www.hesco.us/shop.asp?action=det ... catId=7951

Re: choosing a good Head Gasket

Posted: February 19th, 2011, 6:24 am
by racing89
Pretty sure its .052" compressed. I chose this same gasket for my new race engine for that reason. (my piston is .013" out of the hole.) If thickness and overall compression is not your main concern, and durability is, its hard to beat the multi-layered steel victor.

Re: choosing a good Head Gasket

Posted: February 19th, 2011, 10:26 pm
by 4.whoa
X2 on the victor. However when you go with a MLS hg TELL YOUR MACHINE SHOP. They surface the deck and head differently (smoother iirc) to get the right seal. :cheers:

Re: choosing a good Head Gasket

Posted: February 20th, 2011, 12:30 am
by montelibre
OK, then Victor unanimously.
Thanks.