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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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Any good for a zetec turbo conversion?
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 08:50 PM
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just get a payen IMO, they just work and last.
FAI have been good and bad on various engines, never had a Payen fail prematurely.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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Its alright dude, I thought I had found 1 of a suitable thickness, the bore is wrong though so its back to the drawing board.

Don't suppose you have a part number for the gasket you used aswell as a thickness?
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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i just used an st170 payen gasket, no chance i'd have the part number i'm afraid, i used the cardboard for mixing filler on lol!
i believe it was 1.1 mm thick mls, bloody hell the little things are hard to remember.
it's about time you bought a frs box isn't it
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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Thought yours would be sold by now
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Stu doesnt sitech make them?
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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are you building a ST170/zetec turbo? will need the 1.8mm gasket if you are

1.8mm Focus RS head gasket (FINIS 1361410)

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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by studabear
Thought yours would be sold by now
no deposit on it yet.
it'll look nice in your engine bay, nice cable shifter with hydraulic clutch
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by creator
Stu doesnt sitech make them?
I will have a look cheers

Originally Posted by luke19790_3
are you building a ST170/zetec turbo? will need the 1.8mm gasket if you are

1.8mm Focus RS head gasket (FINIS 1361410)
Its on back order with no e.t.a (checked last monday but will ring again in the morning, hence me looking for alternatives as its delaying me)
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no deposit on it yet.
it'll look nice in your engine bay, nice cable shifter with hydraulic clutch
I need to build a gearbox smasher before I buy the gearbox
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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pansie, get the box, i'll throw in a temp paddle clutch for it too
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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pumaspeed ?

http://www.pumaspeed.co.uk/product-F...gasket_321.jsp
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 07:05 AM
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messaged them a week ago for the spec of gasket, no reply :-(
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 12:09 PM
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Pec sell them too but they are double the price
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