Re: Head Gasket
I Don't think about it At All...........<br /><br />You're not Decking the Block,... Or the Heads,..... It'll fit Just Fine........<br /><br />The Vortec heads are Made to be run with a .040 Quench.........<br /><br />I'll be More Concerned when you go,+ buy a set of .040 Gaskets.........<br /><br />The set in your link have No Spefications that I can find anywhere on that site.....<br /><br />You Need a gasket in the .016 to .020 range,.... No Thicker..............<br /><br />You've got semi-dished pistons with cut valve reliefs,......<br />You're running the stock cam,......<br />With 1.5 rockers,..... There's just No Way you have to be concerned with Any interference Issues........<br /><br />And,... No,... I haven't been able to Find the gaskets I Found before........<br />But,.... I'll keep Looking.........
<br /><br />I know they're used for race cars, with the frequent teardowns,+ are Reused,..........<br /><br />The gaskets I saw that were .018,.... Were an embossed Shim of steel or SSteel, with a coating on both sides, kinda like the new Fel-Pro .040 comp. gaskets,... Without the Comp........<br /><br />With your closed cooling,.. I think you should go with a regular Shim Gasket,... They're embossed steel..... they come in the .016 to .020 range,......<br />I afaid that if you get over that,.. you'll Loose all of the benefits of the Vortec chambers....<br /><br />Ayuh,.....<br />I'll look again tonite...........