ImaRacing 700

Ok build is speeding up now....was gonna use the cometic multi layer gasket as have had no problems with one....OR should i go WRC at 3 times the price? I have to weigh up cost as its likely once on boost it will fall apart anyway

Although i am stripping and preparing but letting MAD put it together due to wanting this put together no mistakes....as this is serious cash outlay!

Sorry to all you DIY fans...this is specced by me,taken apart and prepared by me and installed by me..but not put together by me So semi DIY

To all that say "your a wanker" i will say "true,but then its not your money"


I will admit i aint got the bollocks to put it together this time round.

Stu @ M Developments

iTrader: (12)

Good decision






















































Bet you expected an insult down here didnt you?

ImaRacing 700

You got Rainbird all shocked today

TIFF

Phil

imho, do it once and do it right

WRC gasket mate.

You know MY reasons but at the end of the day its your project and you are putting alot of money into it.......spend a little more for the peace of mind

Tony Ryan

Neither if it was mine , but i suggest letting Mark make the choice as his names being used . Youve specced the motor but its up to him to keep it together and the Head Gasket and its fixings , is always the major Bone of contention and the first part to fail . Hope it turns out well mate
Regards
Tony

Anonymous

Expect Mark will tell Phil what he MUST use if he is to be associated with this build.

ECU Monitor Enthusiast

iTrader: (1)

Phil, I too believe you have made the right decision.

As Rod says, let Mark decide as he is putting his good name to your engine.

andymaac

what head gasket would you use Tony Ryan

Stavros

IMA- You specced the head work, cam profiles, compression ratio, exhaust housing size, and so on etc yourself did you?
What sort of reasons made you come to the conclusions you did that made you choose those parts?

Agree its a good idea for Mark to do it for you.

I do remember you trying to give me stick for having my engine built for me tho...

dave cos4x4

iTrader: (5)

I had a cometic on mine and it only lasted 8 weeks.


thats because the piston melted.


I'm putting a cometic on mine,only pussy power in mine though.



Dave.

Tony Ryan

Long studs and Coopers rings . Tried a few other systems over the years with varying results .

CozzyBrom

what works for one dont for another
look at m600 he had nothing but hassel with cooper rings i fitted 2 sets in it and its gone again before he stripped it

Tony Ryan

Totally Agree Brom , Ive blown every gasket known to man apart from a Properly machined Coopers engine ! And i know what still works in the world of race engines ,, even my wire rung Pinto block coped with 3 bar of boost for a while before it let go and i know yours did too .
horses for courses matey , a high powered roadcar engine that never gets a blast may as well have a std cosworth gasket in it , that wouldn't apply to an engine thats caned from warm up and is subjected to the most Arduous hostile enviroment of a race track for short blasts .
Regards
Tony

laurasbigboy

wot happend to diy then ?

CozzyBrom

immy quizing hum self

Anonymous

GRoup A immmmmmy cause you will never drive it and no one else gives a fuck....

Nice_aRSe

Isnt it fine to just use the standard ford headgasket??

A lot of high powered rs's are still on standard gasket

ian sibbert

I have a second hand WRC gasket here mate....yours if you want it.....

Martyn

Depends on what u are classing as "high powered"

Paul Eggleton

Maybe for an RST but not a cossie

Anonymous

Cometic one should be fine at that level if both the surfaces are perfectly flat and its torqued to exactly the correct amount, they work very well but are extremely fussy about how they are installed.

But with the WRC one available and it being so strong, seems like the easy option to just use that instead, for the sake of a couple of hundred quid it seems like cheap insurance.

Whats your total spend on your engine so far mate, if its anything like the one im building (all DIY ) then im guessing you must have done the best part of 15-20 grand?