RZBansheeMan Posted October 17, 2007 Report Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) I cut mine for the pockets once and it blew out on my first ride. Haven't done it since then. I just trim them to match the case porting and call it good. I'm sure if you use a thicker gasket material it would hold up, but that will mess with your port timing and squish and blah blah blah... - Jared From my experiences with wrenching on engines, head gaskets aren't completely cut out to match the water jackets, most often they just have a small hole thru them just to let the coolant pass thru. That would lead me to believe that is all that would be needed in the base gasket also, rather than cutting it all the way out. :geek: Edited October 17, 2007 by RZBansheeMan Quote
FireHead Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Posted October 17, 2007 From my experiences with wrenching on engines, head gaskets aren't completely cut out to match the water jackets, most often they just have a small hole thru them just to let the coolant pass thru. That would lead me to believe that is all that would be needed in the base gasket also, rather than cutting it all the way out. :geek: This is true in some cases. It really depends on the design intent of sever of the parts in that area on af engine. :geek: Quote
BigRed350x Posted October 18, 2007 Report Posted October 18, 2007 Firehead, design me a triple while you're at it. =) - Jared Quote
FireHead Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Posted October 18, 2007 Firehead, design me a triple while you're at it. =) - Jared Let me know what you want.............I suspect I can furnish you with models, prints, and NC Code for whatever. I just don't have the time to cut the parts anymore. :geek: Quote
brian Posted October 18, 2007 Report Posted October 18, 2007 I here you have to watch out for that in OK................ :biggrin: Yeah, It's true, this place is really screwed up. Gotta spend alot of time avoiding flyin balls here. But I never expected to see it here. LOL Still no information on the length of a "shitgrip" ?? Quote
FireHead Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Posted October 18, 2007 Yeah,It's true, this place is really screwed up. Gotta spend alot of time avoiding flyin balls here. But I never expected to see it here. LOL Still no information on the length of a "shitgrip" ?? I am not really saying OK is screwed up, it's just a different kind of place sompared to the rest of the world. West TX is very similar. I have asked a few times about the length of a shitgrip with no answer. Bansh-eman is a Marine, so who knows what that term is actually based on. :biggrin: Quote
Prototype69 Posted June 4, 2024 Report Posted June 4, 2024 I got a gasket kit from Vito’s for my Banshee but it came with a 1 piece base gasket but I have separate Athena cylinders can I go ahead and use gasket. Because had to take engine Apart because i had water pockets under my base gasket still figuring how that happen unless the water jacket plugs leaked Quote
Prototype69 Posted June 4, 2024 Report Posted June 4, 2024 I got a gasket kit from Vito’s for my Banshee but it came with a 1 piece base gasket but I have separate Athena cylinders can I go ahead and use gasket. Because had to take engine Apart because i had water pockets under my base gasket still figuring how that happen unless the water jacket plugs leaked Quote
Prototype69 Posted June 4, 2024 Report Posted June 4, 2024 I got a gasket kit from Vito’s for my Banshee but it came with a 1 piece base gasket but I have separate Athena cylinders can I go ahead and use gasket. Because had to take engine Apart because i had water pockets under my base gasket still figuring how that happen unless the water jacket plugs leaked Quote
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