head gasket

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jan 26, 2010 | 08:44 AM

tgensel

Thread Starter

Instructor

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 193

Likes: 0

head gasket

Need advise on a head gaskets for a 72 350. Engine was rebuilt about 700 miles ago and I'm changing the cam to a lunati 60103 and I plan to pull the heads while apart to check them. What is the thinest head gasket I can safely use (want to help compresion). The heads were cut slightly at rebuild but not the deck (to protect the number stamp).
Thanks

Jan 26, 2010 | 08:57 AM

jackson

Le Mans Master

Joined: Sep 2001

Posts: 7,739

Likes: 630

From: Unreconstructed, South Carolina

fel pro p/n 1094

there's one per package ... so order twice

it's a coated steel shim about 0.015" thick with about 4.1" bore @ about 3.2cc volume.

Jan 26, 2010 | 09:45 AM

2armor

Racer

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 314

Likes: 0

From: Pittsfield, Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackson

fel pro p/n 1094

there's one per package ... so order twice

it's a coated steel shim about 0.015" thick with about 4.1" bore @ about 3.2cc volume.

Jan 26, 2010 | 12:56 PM

reddog76

Instructor

Joined: Jan 2008

Posts: 201

Likes: 0

From: Leroy Township Ohio

I agree too. Works great on my 76 350.
Reddog76

Jan 26, 2010 | 03:51 PM

thegazman

Drifting

Joined: Apr 2008

Posts: 1,305

Likes: 2

From: Lewisburg WV

thegazman

Fel Pro recomends you machine a grove in the heads to accept the rings in these head gaskets. If you want to do that, that's great for severe use. But, in this situation wouldn't Mr. Gasket 1130 work just as well?

Opps!!! I read too quickly. The heads has to be machined for the Lock Wire version of this gasket.

Last edited by thegazman; Jan 26, 2010 at 03:56 PM.