http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

hi folks is this a wrc headgasket?? will it fit a 2wd 1989 saph cossie??

cheers

 

thought WRC was 4?

 

well im not sure myself which is why i wanted to check with the experts!

 

thats what i thought.

 

can any one be sure though??? as i didnt think this would be a real wrc headgasket if he had a couple to sell

 

well mine definately has 4, as marked counted them on saturday, as he wasnt sure if it was a cometic or not.

Think a cometic gasket has 3 and a mountune WRC has 4..

 

it could be a copy but does not necessarily mean it will not work

 

yer but im going to need a gasket that works,, not one where i need to replace after 200 miles. i need a wrc one for 430 bhp hence the reason why i dont want to get one that isnt up to the job

 

Looks like a cometic, if so they work great for 430bhp.

 

are u being sarcastic???? will this be reliable enough for 430 horses though?? im sure a wrc is better isnt it??

 

I wasnt being sarcastic.

It looks like a cometic in the picture, but may be a copy of one as it doesnt say its a cometic.

Its NOT what gets referred to normally as a "WRC gasket" and costs about 400 quid, but im sure you knew that already!


Cometic gaskets are PERFECT for 430bhp, however i personally wouldnt buy something as important as a gasket off ebay as i wouldnt trust it wasnt a second or a copy etc, i would buy it from someone like PJ Motorsport or from MSD etc

 

PS

It MUST be fitted between two flat surfaces, you need the head and block to be checked for flatness and skimmed/ground if they arent flat or it wont last (just like a WRC one)

 

It could be the Mountune "budget" 3 layer item, I would not be surprised if it was made to Mountunes spec by Cometic:

http://www.mountuneonline.com/acatalog/C84156.html

Head gasket - 3 layer Supersteel Ref: C841
This 3 layer gasket was developed as an alternative to the four layer WRC gasket. It features "fire ring technology" which results in increased sealing properties around the cylinder bore (compared to a standard gasket). This allows higher boost levels to be achieved.(RRP £225.00)

Price: £185.00 (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%, delivery and shipping)

 

my thoughts exacly, i thought i might of been getting a baragain though, im prepared to pay for the wrc head gasket, is it a lot stronger than the cometic 3 layer?

 

In any way thats relevant on a well mapped 430bhp roadgoing YB?
NO

The cometic is fine for that application, Stu@MSD uses them at that level too normally i believe, although obviously better to check with him than take my word for it.

 

PS

If you search on "cometic" on here, im sure you will find lots of info as they have been discussed before.

 

they're rubbish,a MUCH better buy would be this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Cosworth-...QQcmdZViewItem

 

haha

 

has stu got a user name on here??

 

although it'll only work well if you clamp the head down with these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Cosworth-...QQcmdZViewItem

 

you forgot the super glue and blue tack

 

UPDATE- i got in contact with the seller and he said this


The original Reinz WRC gasket is 4 layer. This gasket is a 3 layer with firering, a later type supplied by Raceline/Mountune.

Does it look like a firering WRC?? i dont want to be ripped off here!