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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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were is cheapest place to get a group a headset for cossie?
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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Woodford, MAtt Lewis, take your pick
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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As a lot say escort one later is better
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:12 AM
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:32 AM
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:39 AM
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is it worth getting arp stud and nut kit or just some good headbolts?
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:44 AM
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phone matt and get standard headbolts mate arp's are not really worth the bother
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:49 AM
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ARP's all the way.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 07:01 AM
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 07:09 AM
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:13 AM
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if you got the block done for group A bolts there reusable !!
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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I've heard cosworth themsleves are the cheapest.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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whats the difference between a ford group A gasket and a cometic group A
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Roosie
whats the difference between a ford group A gasket and a cometic group A
Lots....

Ask me another......like: Whats the difference between Group A and the superior late Es Cos item?
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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Whats the difference between Group A and the superior late Es Cos item
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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Funny you should ask me that

Apart from the late Es Cos one being £ 30.00 cheaper........it is a BETTER spec gasket:









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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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so were can i get this gasket etc and who makes them
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Roosie
so were can i get this gasket etc and who makes them
Both types are made by Reinz in Germany...............available from Cosworth in Northampton.

http://www.cosworth.com/

........(see "Heritage" section).

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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:33 PM
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is this the gasket you have on your escort doug and what bolts to use
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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is this the gasket you have on your escort doug and what bolts to use
No, my Es Cos uses a WRC steel item on a long studded block, fitted by Martin (Reyland) when he built my engine.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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looks good £35 one of there outlets is burton power does that mean it will be same price from them or will they put there bit on
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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just looked on cosworth website and the only distributer is Burton power looked on there site and they dont do this or if they do they have added 40 quid ontop
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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can you not buy direct from cosworth then, just i need some crank bearings soon and they are the cheapest.

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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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phoned burtons today and they cant get that gasket is there anyone direct in cosworth i can get it?

whats this gasket like?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMETIC-HEAD-G...QQcmdZViewItem
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