Ive heard a few ups and downs about these, Just wondering if its worth buying one? Im about to have omex fitted and ill be running 220bhp or so with about 17-19psi..is it worth getting one of these and apr bolts?

 

what about a ford one? work very well

 

Well yeah i heard they are good aswell but surely they cant be better than group A's?

 

mate all you need is a ford item mate as these are more then up to the job, a good few years back when i first had an rst and did not know much about them, i ordered a so called grp a one and all i got was a felpro one which went with in three months of fitting so i got on the phone to jano (oddkiddcreations) and he said get a ford one on there and i never had a problem with it and since rebuilding the engine i have fitted another ford one and still not had a problem and he put ford ones on his motors and i know there are a few well known s2 on here that use them as well.

so i would say get a ford one fitted and a good set-up and you will be sweet mate

 

there have been a few 300bhp+ turbos running the ford jobbie

so yes it does work well

 

Standard ford headgasket all the way mate as jamie and gus have already said

 

3 weeks ago i fitted a 5 layer 1.9mm gasket and arp stud and nut kit to my std 1600.

It has 264bhp at the mo, i will raise the boost level as far as the engine will let me.

Will update with how good or bad it is in the next few weeks after the testing has finished.

 

who makes that one jano? pec?

what is your boost limit do you think?

what power is yours at now (black one im guessing)?

 

its fitted to his black xr3 gus

and yes it come from pec

 

Standard Ford for both myself and my brother. Mine's at 260bhp and my brothers should be nearer 300bhp

 

Im running a mls cometic 100quid headgasket with arp kit.fitted since 2009 october. Standard ford item is up to the job.

 

guys i have blown mine out at 220 bhp





It was a Glaser one....

Do the Ford onces have the ford logo stanced into them? Who preduced them for Ford?

I ordered my new one already from my engine builder, but no idea which brand is it. Which brands are good enough too for 220 bhp or is it just only the ford one the way to go?

 

Mine was at 22 psi running standard ford head gasket ..had plenty of abuse too ..

 

I have always used ford gasket, but heard payen are just as good and from what I hear victor reinz also

 

Payne & victor are not as good as ford motorcraft gasket.

Gus sorry missed that q.
Athena gasket supplied by pec.
I run less than 22psi makes 260bhp. Greens run out of puff and greys is not suited for what I use the car for so pretty much at the limit of where I need to be.

Car weighs nothing works out just under 300bhp per tonne.

 

So the standard Ford onces are produced by motorcraft?

My car builder ordered me a Victor Reinz, but think i'm gonna order a orginal Ford one too then. Don't want to take another guess

The Glaser which i blow out was only 4000 kilometer old!

 

Victor Reinz is top-notch AFAIK

 

Understood in another topic that also Victor Reinz is supplier of Ford OEM headgaskets

 

always use ford gaskets guys. there good for around 25psi. aftermarket ones as we all know don't last as long. and can only usually hold around 18psi?

 

as above the standard ford gasket is the best all round head gasket for the cvh which has been proven many times but the big power boys...

but make sure its a genuine ford gasket and bolts.... and its cheaper last time i looked than the uprated ones