Hi all,
I've had the head of my car (replacing inlet valves) and I'm about to put it back on.
I've got a stock head gasket from Mr.F ready to go, but I'm wondering if there's an easy ( & affordable) option to bump the compression up a bit.
Its L24 with 83.5 bore, e88 head. measured at 43cc combustion chambers..
By my calculations, stock head gasket is 1mm thick with 88 mm bores giving CR around 9.2.
I saw MSA offer a Nismo 0.6mm gasket, and all things being equal should get me to around 9.6 CR.
So - what are my options, and what would you do?
(yes, I did do a search, and found lots of great info, but didn't get me to a conclusion!)
I've had the head of my car (replacing inlet valves) and I'm about to put it back on.
I've got a stock head gasket from Mr.F ready to go, but I'm wondering if there's an easy ( & affordable) option to bump the compression up a bit.
Its L24 with 83.5 bore, e88 head. measured at 43cc combustion chambers..
By my calculations, stock head gasket is 1mm thick with 88 mm bores giving CR around 9.2.
I saw MSA offer a Nismo 0.6mm gasket, and all things being equal should get me to around 9.6 CR.
So - what are my options, and what would you do?
(yes, I did do a search, and found lots of great info, but didn't get me to a conclusion!)