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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: fumstoo on February 18, 2013, 09:38:42 PM

Title: Stock head gasket size
Post by: fumstoo on February 18, 2013, 09:38:42 PM

Can someone verify the height of a stock head gasket for me? Searched and its coming up with different numbers

Title: Stock head gasket size
Post by: Warsteiner on February 18, 2013, 11:23:32 PM

1.74mm
The next size up when decking the head and the block is 2.04mm

Cheers,
~Ralph

Title: Stock head gasket size
Post by: Warsteiner on February 18, 2013, 11:24:05 PM

1.74mm
The next size up when decking the head and the block is 2.04mm

Cheers,
~Ralph

Sorry for dbl post

Title: Stock head gasket size
Post by: fumstoo on February 20, 2013, 10:11:00 AM

Thanks!

So VAC show the .07 mls to be stock size. Are mls measured differently or is there something im missing?

Title: Stock head gasket size
Post by: deansweet on February 20, 2013, 12:38:13 PM

Well.. according to Google Calculator:
1.74 millimeters = 68.503937 mils
So the same thickness?

Title: Stock head gasket size
Post by: accota on February 20, 2013, 01:46:01 PM

Does somebody know the compressed thickness? I think its around 1.45-1.50mm