Hi,
My head gasket went on my rs turbo van last week. Rather than get my head skimmed I have bought an already skimmed and polished head with a kent cvh35 cam. My engine already has a jdm T4 turbo running 11-12 psi of boost, a non standard chip and a huge cossie intercooler. Hopefully it will be quite quick and should really be over 200bhp. What head gasket should I use as I'm pulling my hair out over whether to choose a flepro, payern or standard. Advice on head bolts will also help please.

 

payern or standard ford as they are identical

 

As above. Standard or Payen.

What the hell is this JDM T4 Turbo you are speaking of? 200bhp??!!

 

well JDM stands for "japanese domestic market" :s

 

t4 on a s2?????????????????????????

 

You think I don't know that?

What I am wondering is, what is a JDM T4? .....and what the fuck is it doing on a practically standard S2?

 

I bought it as is. It wasn't my choice of turbo. However, once the lag is out of the way it boosts hard as hell. The engine seems to cope with it other than the head gasket has just gone.

 

have u looked at the spesso head gaskets?
arp bolts are good

 

Mine runs Payen gasket and Payen bolts. Seems OK at 350bhp at 170+mph.

 

So should I buy this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

well mine will run a spesso gasket and arp bolts

 

payen head gasket and non stretch head bolts.

 

payen all the way. if they can handle 350bhp its a "no brainer"

 

what is the payen gasket made of?

 

http://www.motorcaremotorfactors.co....nts/payen.html

 

well that link was shit,how bout this one https://www.burtonpower.com/product_main.aspx?dets_product.aspx?PSet=97&sTxt=C VH%20HEAD%20GASKET
is the standard 1 the 4th one down?
isnt it mostly made of rubber?
cuz the spesso is made of kevlar and steel,must be stronger than rubber