Crossfire Mike
Active Member
Just updating, Jegs has sent me a couple more emails saying the same thing that they have no idea when the SCE will ship. SCE website directs me to summit.com when I try to buy them and summit's ship time is further out than Jegs. In the time being I picked up these locally that I can return if needed.
Fel-Pro 1094 - Fel-Pro Performance Head Gaskets
Head Gasket, Stainless Steel Shim, 4.100 in. Bore, .015 in. Compressed Thickness
Not exactly optimal but I've looked into the whole gasket bore size issue and come to the conclusion that it's more important to size to the combustion chamber than cylinder bore. No matter what having a 4.0 bore and a 4.76 wide combustion chamber I've realized I'm never going to get an off the shelf perfect fit. I still have till September before their really needed so who knows maybe the SCE's will ship by then. If not I have the Felpro's ready to go and they actually get me closer to the quench I want and increase compression a little bit at the cost of a tiny gasket shelf between the block and heads that I'm not sure if it would really matter. Anyway I guess I'm just venting so I'll give it a rest now...
Fel-Pro 1094 - Fel-Pro Performance Head Gaskets
Head Gasket, Stainless Steel Shim, 4.100 in. Bore, .015 in. Compressed Thickness
Not exactly optimal but I've looked into the whole gasket bore size issue and come to the conclusion that it's more important to size to the combustion chamber than cylinder bore. No matter what having a 4.0 bore and a 4.76 wide combustion chamber I've realized I'm never going to get an off the shelf perfect fit. I still have till September before their really needed so who knows maybe the SCE's will ship by then. If not I have the Felpro's ready to go and they actually get me closer to the quench I want and increase compression a little bit at the cost of a tiny gasket shelf between the block and heads that I'm not sure if it would really matter. Anyway I guess I'm just venting so I'll give it a rest now...