Do they make a THIN headgasket for aluminum heads.

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Re: Do they make a THIN headgasket for aluminum heads.

Postby rustbucket79 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:34 pm

These are shown as being another .003 to .005 thicker than the 1094's if it makes you more comfortable.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MRG-1130G/
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Re: Do they make a THIN headgasket for aluminum heads.

Postby af2 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:06 pm

billet wrote:Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the GM ones .022 thick if you wanted to go that route.

Gm says they are .028" compressed. They are Graphite coated and take less effort to clean when taken off. They still need to be replaced when removed.
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