DOO

hopefully going to be getting my head back in the next few days and am unsure what head gasket to use. standerd gasket came off shall i use a standerd one again

Running about 22 psi 300bhp.

Engine spec


low comp (dished piston)

sleeved block
long stud conv
polished ported head
BD10 cams.
T28 stage 2 hybrid turbo
Greens
3 bar
500 cooler

GARETH T

late escort cosworth one

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I concour with Gareth
Late spec Es Cos head gasket is the YB1261.

DOO

I think thats what came off have to check though

JamesH

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DOO,

Karl told you the 2 choices you have of head gaskets in the thread you put up when you were unsure of the engine spec

SteveB

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When you say "low comp dished piston" have they been machined???? only asking coz they are dished as std

DOO

pics here steve sorry there bowled pistons dished fook knows i thought they where standerd but not.

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...986606#1986606

smidsy was not sure what karl meant at the time 1261 etc.. i though i had a group A fitted but closer look it was not just want to be 100% before it goes back together

JamesH

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Late Escort Cossie one it is then mate

markk

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cometic , at least then you wont have to change it every 18k like all the other std ford gaskets

DOO

Mark 18k would takes me around 10 years

Ginge !

and take the bd10's out

bd10's with a t28

seriously think about that part

oh and the late escos onme IS a group A gasket as such

SteveB

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Ahhh didn't seen the other post.....

jacko

cometic , i bought one because my mate dicko drives his car like its niked and he has poped loads of gaskets and the cometic has stud up to even his abuse

DOO

Whats wrong with that i have not a clue ?

cars is very quick no lag drives spot on happy with how it is

hows your job going anyway mate

Damo V

I dont rate cometic, had one blowing between bores for some time, on a freshley skimmed head and a reletively recently checked block, with NO overheting problems when the previous gasket failed... In your situation go for the late ECos item, unless you can get someone like Karl for instance to check block flatness, if so go for a GENUINE WRC Item... though they come in at the wrong side of 400 quid lol ... hopefuly they are worth it

Ginge !

doo the ford cam is a very good cam and for what ya turbo is would really suit it better ya might find, lots of people find the bd10's a little laggy compared to a standard set,,,,,,,,,, might be worth you getting some advice ( as mine aint worth shit )


jobs going cool, cheers for asking,,,,,,,,,,,, btw dont look at the price for a escos headgasket at work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 320 quid , use PJmotorsport, cheepest arround

ask a few about the bd10 cams on cossies and ya turbo, ya might find it alittle more quicker without em , dont quote me just going on hear say and the fact my car was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo laggy,, infact it only came on boost last week

DOO

I know the price on the head sets luckly i got 2 full sets that where going to be binned a few years back.

All the boxes where damaged and they had a few gaskets missing but got more than 1 set and a load left for spares

there are ford cams but got BD10 stamp on them??

revs great TBH and got no lag remember i am running around 24 holding 22psi.

As the later T28 escorts can not run much boost i think because of fuel probs?

I see if anyone posts on here about if not i put up a new post


Glad your enjoy your job i still do and i been doing it 15 years

Ginge !

therre reprofiled cams from originals,,, its cheeper than using blanks

the turbo would run out of steam whe the cams are comming on form though, again dont quote me, just what i recall reading, hence why im going back to standard to test em out and then i can confirm, but then supose the rest of ya engine has been built arround em so,,,,,,,,,,, i duno, maybe ya need a bigger turbo or a standard engine aswell for the tiny turbo

not sure i could hack 15 years of it tbh, too many people have been there for ages and so ya never feel lik one of them as such

DOO

Honslety mate i can say the turbo don`t run out of steam pulls very will through all the gears no diffrent from a T3 imo.just not got the T3 lag.


You be alright mate i know what you mean though same for anyone starting a new job.

Ginge !

must admit i noticed that with my t34 and bd10's ect the engine pulled to the limiter

but been told would be better lower down with a t3 and standard cams ,,,,,,,, hence the test im gonna do

DOO

Good luck

The DIVA

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Hi mate.......YB1261 is a std head gasket.......what you need is either a YBO611(commonly known as group A)or a multilayer WRC.....Ive seen the WRC gaskets for as little as £310 so look around....Tiff ran one on his 3DR cossie and that never gave him a problem and he was running fairly fruity boost levels iirc...

Damo V

there were a few rouge copied WRC gaskets floating around a while back iirc