adduk

Just ordering the gasket kits to build a Silvertop zetec turbo. Where are people getting their gasket kits from? Is Burton Power kits worth it?

Also what about head gaskets, what you guys recommend and where from for the silvertop.

Cheers

MK5 ESCORT

I recommend victor reinz items not had a problem on any of my builds
Head Gasket all depends what thickness your going for.

adduk

It’s a standard bore size 84.8mm, head had 1 skim and Wossner pistons CR of 8:0.1. Looking for advise on the best size based on the above.

will look into the gaskets cheers!

nickharding

Fully recommend Victor Reinz also. Best out there,

gcfcos

Same here, put a head gasket in my cossie 10 years ago and still going strong with 26psi of boost.

Turbo Zetec

iTrader: (1)

victor reinz are great. use 61-34340-00 headgasket as it's slightly thicker than the standard one. you can buy a head gasket set for the rest of the bits.

adduk

Cheers for the part number. I will look at getting one sorted.

When you say its slightly thicker, isn't the Silver top standard gasket 1.8mm and the blacktop 0.8mm? The one you have suggested is 1.3mm? I don't think it will make much difference.

MK5 ESCORT

Standard ST170 is finnis 1071744 Which is victor reinz part no. 61-34340-00
2.0 Blacktop And FOCUS RS MK1 are 0.6mm i believe part no. 61-34440-00

1.8mm for skimmed heads but they are hard to get, better of going for a cometic or similar to get thicker, burton power have around 1.8mm for turbo usage.
Hope this helps

Turbo Zetec

iTrader: (1)

the silvertop gasket is composite and not designed for turbo engines (in the old cvh engines the fire rings were much thicker on the turbo head gasket than the regular ones). MLS gaskets, being all metal, don't have a problem with fire rings generally so are good to use on all kinds of engines - turbo, supercharged, with nitrous - it doesn't really matter.

adduk

Spot on cheers pal!

adduk

Massive help Cheers