Metal Headgasket Stock Thickness

[pampadori]

how makes a metal gasket with the stock thickness? everything i've seen is 1.2mm or 1.8mm. i want to keep my cr at 8.5 and i have je pistons that should be the same.???shaun

[I H8 UR DSM]

are you going to shave the deck?

[Samabra]

I think you'd prolly have to ask around, I'd suggest e-mailing some shops, cause I'll I've seen is the 1.2 and 1.8, and 1.6 MM Chris

[I H8 UR DSM]

you can get a 1.0 you might have a hard time though, and will need to order it...they make 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, etc etc 2.0, etc etc, just a matter of finding somene to order it

[Cyberkreig]

So what size is stock?

[pampadori]

are you going to shave the deck?

i don't think so. there were no melt spots on the deck. appeared to have a clean surface, and i don't really want higher compression.

yeah, what is stock thickness?shaun

[Wrd_32]

I believe the stock thickness is 0.8. Which you can buy at 24sxmotoring.com

[Wrd_32]

240sxmotoring.com

[T-rev]

I thought I saw, in the faq maybe? the stock (crushed) head gasket thickness was 1.1mm

keep in mind there are going to be sr20de gaskets out there and they will be thinner, also fwd will not work, unless its a cosworth

[jr_ss]

Stock HG thickness for the DET is 1.1mm.. The DE is under 1mm be it .8mm or .65mm, not sure exactly for them...

[Neil]

No offense but I think you're being too critical about maintaining the stock compression and for the wrong reasons.

Losing a very small amount of compression with a thicker head gasket won't be noticeable, nor will gaining an even smaller amount from having the cylinder head milled.

The concern with running a thicker head gasket is that camshaft timing may be effected by a few degrees, which is one of the reasons why adjustable cam sprockets exist. The purpose of getting the cylinder head milled is to make sure it's completely flat so the head gasket seals symmetrically when the head is torqued down. Not to clean it or fix 'melt spots'.
Modified by Neil at 9:34 AM 10/21/2008

[nshannon]

should you attempt to get a head gasket thickness that compensates for the amount of material removed in the decking process to avoid any timing issues?