which is the better gasket for zvh a felpro or cometic type ?

 

Cometic is the best out of them too, but im using genuine ford... anythings better than Felpro - or so im told.

 

A section of Corn Flakes box would be better than a Felpro item.

 

like it

does depend wht ZVH ur doing, its the 1.8 thn u can use the CVH std head gasket, but if its a 2 litre, i dont think u can

 

if it's a 1.8 you can use a standard ford cvh job. If it's a 2.0 or 2.1 have your head welded and machined to accept a focus rs gasket like mine. ONLY way to do it IMO. Felpro are for N/A American cvh and aren't suited for high boost.

 

cometic make a cvh style head gasket but useing an 86mm bore so perfict for 2.1 zvh IMO

found hear
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Escort-Fiesta-...3A1%7C294%3A50

 

just make sure your block face and cylinder head are prefect flatiness otherwise your cometic gasket will blow.

sean

 

Using felpro on standard headbolts with no problem at 20 psi.

 

For £100 you can have the machine work done to the head to accept a Zetec gasket and £20 for a Focus RS gasket though. The commetic is £90-100 plus the block AND head have to be machined to a 0.020mm tolerence or something otherwise it will fail. So it would actaully work out cheaper to go down the Zetec route anyway.

 

Muz, u got any pics of wht needs to be done to the head to fit a zetec gasket?i fancy a 2lt n/a engine in my hack about

 

Standard cvh with zetec gasket.





Zetec oil ways run off the end of the head.

Modified CVH head and Zetec Gasket





head needs welding then machning flat here

 

im using felpro @ 28 psi with arp stud and nut's with no prob's

 

had a felpro and after a month i had oil in the water just from running car in so scrapped that and got a 86mm cometic one of ebay, never had any proplems since