1341cc Headgasket

[Oily Fingers]

Right, picking my newly rebored block up saturday and the rebuild will begin. 

But somthing that has kinda slipped my mind,  do we use the standard size headgasket or a custom made one (due to the larger bores)?


joel

[jez1272gt]

standard one fits fine mate..

[Oily Fingers]

awsome cheers!!!!  are the VW ones metal or that like fibrey stuff, cant remeber what its called off the top of my head.

[jez1272gt]

The standard mk3 polo ones are one piece fibre board and will be fine to use. Some people use a multilayer metal one from a mk4 polo as its thought to be stronger under very high boost pressures but it is thinner and therefore raises your compression ratio. i would use a standard one..

[Justin14100]

The standard mk3 polo ones are one piece fibre board and will be fine to use. Some people use a multilayer metal one from a mk4 polo as its thought to be stronger under very high boost pressures but it is thinner and therefore raises your compression ratio. i would use a standard one..

Anyone know whats in that fibre board? any asbestos? i burnt one the other day then realised some are made from asbestos? good shout in my book.

[Oily Fingers]

kool,  should i go non-gen or go for a VW one???  also,  the non-gen head gasket sets, anygood??

all this is goin on my eaton build.