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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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How thick is the stock head gasket? What are the options (and where) for getting a thinner gasket?
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The stock GM head gasket for the LS2 is .051 thick
Cometic has several different thickness avaliable, from .036 and up, check their website
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Originally Posted by kaislick
How thick is the stock head gasket? What are the options (and where) for getting a thinner gasket?
Great question, kaislick. I was curious about that one also. I'm in the process of doing the L92/L76, heads milled 0.020. The consensus forced me to choose the stock gasket with my combo. I just didn't know the stock gaske thickness.
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