RE: Thinner headgaskets

["John Katos" <john_katos@domain.elided>]

Hi All,

Is it possible to have a custome made headgasket that is thinner than
the stock one to raise compression? How do you deal with the rubber
o-rings ?
Just curious.
Thanks
Zamani
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Yes, of course, almost anything is possible, but practical is another
matter. It would be volumes easier and cheaper to mill the heads. The only
way to make a thinner gasket effectively would be:

1. IF the gasket is a metal sandwich, two piece of gasket around a metal
core.
2. IF you had a friend that worked for the manufacturer, or had a lot of
money to spend.
3. They could substitute a thinner metal core. This was the standard method
for the 70-80s VW Diesel.
4. Get thinner o-rings.

John "Formerly in the gasket business" Katos
West Dundee, IL USA
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