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Old 20-05-2007 | 06:49 PM
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Just a bit of a quicky , how thick is the standard head gasket , ive just bought an RST with blown head gasket , there is another supplied its 1.8mm thick but i was thinking about upgrading toa GP A , is this a good idea while its apart ?
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Just a bit of a quicky , how thick is the standard head gasket , ive just bought an RST with blown head gasket , there is another supplied its 1.8mm thick but i was thinking about upgrading toa GP A , is this a good idea while its apart ?
standard genuine ford gasket will handle 2 bar of boost all day no need for (group a felpro) gasket
Old 20-05-2007 | 07:14 PM
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Standard Ford head gasket is the best mate. No doubt about it!
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it worth uprating the bolts or that the same thing , as long as i get new ones of course
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use standard bolts
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quality , will be back on the road sooner than i thought then , not bad for £400 quid
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