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Oversize head gasket

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:39 pm
by CGL325i
Lads,
I am running an M20 with 3 litre Ireland Engineering stroker kit, and unfortunately it looks like it is time for a strip-down and re-build. Fitting the kit meant doing a 1mm overbore, so I am wondering where the best place is to get an oversize head gasket for the engine. I know you can get custom CNC machined copper gaskets for around Ԛ£150, but I don't think I really need to go this far - unless I decide to fit a supercharger at some stage of course .....mmmm now there is an idea ..... :twisted:

Any other sources?

Cheers,
CGL

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:48 pm
by Turbo-Brown
Would think that whoever does the machining will be able to supply a suitable gasket :)

No idea what the maximum normal overbore on these is, but presumably it's easy to get gaskets upto that size pretty readily?

3litres!? Blimey! :D

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:26 pm
by Ant
http://www.vacmotorsports.com/cgi-bin/v ... tem_id=510

they offer multi layer jobbies so might be worth a shot

TDI stock ireland eng parts though from memory, just doubt I'd want to pay their prices though 8O

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:11 am
by WerkdE30
my boss's old engine is bored i dunno what too but he just used a normal head gasket n the overlap didnt matter he said. i thaught this was odd but he did his apprenticeship at BMW in germany and has run his own BMW specialist for like 10 years or sumthin so i dont argue when it comes to bimmers