Headgasket

[drifter702]

im about to buy a apexi head gasket and i dont know what size i should to go with... im leaning on 1.5 mm , what you guys think ??? what you guys think about spraying the new headgasket with copper spray ? i seen some shop do it.

[deCksy]

im about to buy a apexi head gasket and i dont know what size i should to go with... im leaning on 1.5 mm , what you guys think ??? what you guys think about spraying the new headgasket with copper spray ? i seen some shop do it.

what kinda turbo are you plannin on running? and whats your hp goals?

[VitaminT]

Do they have the gasket in stock. Enjuku told me they have been waiting for apexi gaskets for a very long time now.

I installed a grex gasket a while back on a buddies car and sprayed it with copper spray and it worked well. No problems.

[climaxsr20]

sorry to butt in. but just wondering what is the copper spray? what does it do? and where can you get it? thanks.

[USsil80]

it is a gasket adhisive.. helps the gasket stick better.. you can pick it up at any auto parts store.... and it really is called copper spray...

[9240sx]

Iv seen people with 400whp use the greddy 1.2mm.So im sure 1.5mm will take a decent amount more hp.You dont want to go to thick if you dont have to.Stock is 1.1mm.

[spider_slayer]

unless your going to be running an incrediable amount of boost i'd recommend the stock thickness of 1.1mm

[drifter702]

i plan on around 350 -400 hp ill prorbly be getting a t3 4

[drifter702]

io,

Do they have the gasket in stock. Enjuku told me they have been waiting for apexi gaskets for a very long time now.

I installed a grex gasket a while back on a buddies car and sprayed it with copper spray and it worked well. No problems.

im ordering the HG from phase 2 motorsports they have it in stock.

[drifter702]

i also have another question i just got my ARP head studs, and i seen taht theres certain ways in tightening the head studs like starting at 30 LBS and then tighting them to 72 LBS and then they unlossen them and tighten them again ( they do the unloosening part 3 times ) for proper sealing , i saw it in a tech section in a mag but it wasent a SR it was another motor , what ways do you reccomend in doing this ? and if you have a diagram that would tell me what studs to tighten first that would be cool .

[spider_slayer]

yes, head studs need to be stepped when applying the head to the block and there is a spefic order to follow. the process is outlined in the factory service manual which you will want to have handy.

[drifter702]

ya i have the service manual ill check it out..

[Neil]

Where does one get the SR20DET FSM? Ive seen the austrailian auctions selling S13/S14/S15 Silvia CA18DET/SR20DET manuals on CD for $2 shipped.. but I want a factory shop manual. or do they not even translate to english?

[spider_slayer]

yea, they do. i see them on ebay every now and then. or you could probally go to your local libary and they could most likely get one for you. it should cost as much as a new text book for school.

[drifter702]

i think i got mine here on some thread or on another forum ? i forgot but i just saved it and burned it to a cd, and its in english its helpful

[Hijacker]

the ARP bolts should have come shipped with their tightening order and specs. I know that the rods are tightened differently than the stock rods. But you can go to http://www.zeroyon.com for the SR manual. it's an S14 manual, not an S13 manual, FYI. the only SR S13 manuals out there are japanese only.

[drifter702]

lol thats true becuase i started to read that manual i was talking about and its only for the CA lol oh well.....