head gasket thicknesses
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:35 pm
hello all,
The rover v8 composite head gasket I bought has a thickness of 1.8mm when I measure over the metal cylinder ring parts, and 1.5mm when I measure the thickness of the composite parts.
What will this gasket actually compress to when I tighten it with my ARP head studs.....
I'm thinking the actual gasket part wont compress by much at all....not much beyond 1.5mm anyway.
Trying to work out some compression ratios for when I assembly it back together.
cheers
scott
The rover v8 composite head gasket I bought has a thickness of 1.8mm when I measure over the metal cylinder ring parts, and 1.5mm when I measure the thickness of the composite parts.
What will this gasket actually compress to when I tighten it with my ARP head studs.....
I'm thinking the actual gasket part wont compress by much at all....not much beyond 1.5mm anyway.
Trying to work out some compression ratios for when I assembly it back together.
cheers
scott