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Old 12-07-2007, 11:02 PM
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were is cheapest place to get a group a headset for cossie?
Old 12-07-2007, 11:19 PM
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As a lot say escort one later is better
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Old 13-07-2007, 06:39 AM
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is it worth getting arp stud and nut kit or just some good headbolts?
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phone matt and get standard headbolts mate arp's are not really worth the bother

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if you got the block done for group A bolts there reusable !!
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I've heard cosworth themsleves are the cheapest.
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whats the difference between a ford group A gasket and a cometic group A
Old 13-07-2007, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Roosie
whats the difference between a ford group A gasket and a cometic group A
Lots....

Ask me another......like: Whats the difference between Group A and the superior late Es Cos item?
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Whats the difference between Group A and the superior late Es Cos item
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Funny you should ask me that

Apart from the late Es Cos one being £ 30.00 cheaper........it is a BETTER spec gasket:









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so were can i get this gasket etc and who makes them
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Originally Posted by Roosie
so were can i get this gasket etc and who makes them
Both types are made by Reinz in Germany...............available from Cosworth in Northampton.

http://www.cosworth.com/

........(see "Heritage" section).

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is this the gasket you have on your escort doug and what bolts to use
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Originally Posted by glancy2081
is this the gasket you have on your escort doug and what bolts to use
No, my Es Cos uses a WRC steel item on a long studded block, fitted by Martin (Reyland) when he built my engine.
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looks good £35 one of there outlets is burton power does that mean it will be same price from them or will they put there bit on
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just looked on cosworth website and the only distributer is Burton power looked on there site and they dont do this or if they do they have added 40 quid ontop
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can you not buy direct from cosworth then, just i need some crank bearings soon and they are the cheapest.

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Old 18-07-2007, 07:35 PM
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phoned burtons today and they cant get that gasket is there anyone direct in cosworth i can get it?

whats this gasket like?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMETIC-HEAD-G...QQcmdZViewItem
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