well today at the track the truck ran 12.70 with a crappy 60 ft at 1.92. then all hell boke loose. the last run of the day i decide to spray a little nos and pop goes the head gasket. freakin coolent everywere. i should of oringed the head in the first place but live and learn. ill be pullin the head to get her oringed in the morning. is there a better gasket than the stock 3rd gen? i know the 2nd gens somtimes run a marine gasket. anyway goes to show if you wanna play u gotta pay.

 

well that sucks but now with a ringed head the more you can bomb right...just trying to find the silver lining

 

as far as I know you can't o-ring with the 3rd gen gasket, you have to use the 2nd gen version and they seem to hold up with the rings and studs.

 

why cant you oring with the 3rd gen gaskets?

 

I think it has to do with the way the gasket is made, being multi-layer or somthing. The second gen gasket is a direct replacement except for a couple of coolant passages which are easy to cut. Whoever is doing your o-ring job probably know's what you need. It's no big deal just a different part #.

 

the sealing area of the third gen gasket is not round, o-rings are. studs may well take care of your problem but i think i would change over to the other style with o-rings.

ted

 

Was your head studded?

Nice 1/4 mile numbers!

 

yep
the head was studded. its been studded since i got the twins put on 7 months ago. i thought i was done tourqueing them down but maybe they needed 1 more time. would i be safe to replace the head gasket and just keep it studded or should i try to do the oringing with the 2nd gen gasket.

 

You might as well o-ring while the head is off if for no other reason than piece of mind.

 

make sure your head is totally flat. the kind of cyl. preasure your seeing two thousands of an inch will kill ya.

ted