Originally Posted by Mr Brannen
Just rang Cosworth for the yb1261 head gasket,standard one, and his exact words were " you dont wanna mess around with them, theyre too thin,you want
YB0261,the Grp A one for £55 plus Vat...........Whaddya think

That dont make ANY sense, as they only list 2 types of YB head gasket on the "heritage shop" on-line.
YB-1261
YB-0611 (group A)
BOTH types are the SAME thickness - I've just checked with a digital vernier:
He said to you: "you want YB0261, the group A one" .....there's no such gasket