About the CA headgasket leaking:

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Swedish Mike
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You probably know this but I learned the hard way.

The CA block bends over the years, often lower over 4:th cylinder and back.With grinded/decked block we have ran over 400 bhp on OEM gasket when other guys blew their steel gaskets on stock power.

Just wanted to say it.

/Mike


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