nice

Where can i get a cooper ring headgasket ?
Who have the best price ?
Installation tip ?

Emil

Lloyd

mountune is the only place i know you can get one from. about 600gbp.

nice

I found it at Burtonpower
Coopers ring type gasket 250 gbp maybe its a good price ?
Emil

Lloyd

ring them, they have the gasket at 80gbp,but not the fire rings,as the bloke that made them retired

gus

iTrader: (1)

i thought the coopers rings were old hat now with the new style of (multi-layer) gaskets

Lloyd

yes a bit dated now gus,but if your block has been machined to use one then you are a bit stuck,unless you buy a new block. i have seen cos engines running 800 bhp with liners and coopers ring gaskets so they can be made to take big power.

nice

Can you re-use the fire rings ?
My friend have a old set of rings.
Best regards Emil

Lloyd

mountune said you should replace them,and given the design of the fire rings i would have to agree with them.

yrkesman

http://www.navalineasport.it/ do also gaskets for cosworth's or any model you want.

Alvyn

iTrader: (1)

NOT really as you COULD easily have the block face refaced which would take out the groove that is needed when using this type of gasket!

Lloyd

and run a comp of 10 to 1,with a cam belt that doesnt fit,and valves that clatter the pistons,and a cam with low lift.

yrkesman

As far as I know, the one that navalinea sport sells doesn't need grooves in the block. The ring has flat face to the block and a sharp edge to the head, so the head needs to be skimmed quite much if the head has to be taken of and that's the bad thing about the gasket, but otherwise it does work very well.

nice

I think you are talking about pyramid rings that is another kind om gasket solution.

Emil

Billabong

They're not the best gasket type in the world of YB's, but your options are limited. Try Terry Drury, if he's still about.

nice

I have a mountune wrc multisteel gasket now, but now the engins is rebuilt with new pistons etc so i looking for the best solution.
My block and head will be milled straight so maybe i stick with my wrc gasket one more time.
Emil

Billabong

Edited because I confused posts!!

Emil, I run a WRC gasket and longstuds (WRC type), much better than Coopers gaskets - a few friends have had engines with them (already present) and they've all failed in some way.

rapidcossie

doubt you could machine the block after a proper coopers ring gasket..

its not just a smalll ring in the top of the block

Danny @ Enhanced Performance

iTrader: (3)

i can get you coopers rings head gasket and al in for 150 gbp theres nothing wrong with them they can handle big power its just we al use multilayer as its easier. let me know if you want one through pm.you can face of block as weve done this a few times before you have to take 60 thou of face and of course machine pistons to suit then bowl for your required cr but as said can be done without trouble.only the fake coopers rings are troublesome.julian godfrey still uses lots of coopers rings for rallycross etc i know this because iv personally handed over in excess of 100 sets and he thinks theyre great.

rapidcossie

sure alot of the high power scandinavian cars use them...

Danny @ Enhanced Performance

iTrader: (3)

yeah i think your right euan cos i know julian does alot of engines for those guys

rapidcossie

i would consider one over a multi layer i think...

Lloyd

abc, if you can get them for 150 with fire rings i will have 2 sets,pm sent

msport

Only solution that works in RC div1 its said. I use nothing else.

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

the machine groove for the original genuine coopers ring is 1mm deep in the block

Danny @ Enhanced Performance

iTrader: (3)

they are actually 43 thou for genuine coopers ring. i took 60 thou of pistons to be sure.