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Originally Posted by niterydr
"No one can agree".
I really think someone from there could actually give proper tech input on the subject at hand.
Unless everyone on this website is wrong for successfully using OEM headgaskets for years. |
Maybe if you would stop being a jackass and listen to what we are saying rather than think of yourself as the almighty car god you would get the point we are trying to make.
Will the OEM head gasket work for this application? Yes
Is it the best head gasket available? No.
Perhaps you should read the title of this thread more closely? And you can't honestly tell me that the OEM head gasket is the best choice running upwards of 40 psi???
Here is some "proper tech input" on a material known as Copper, and three reasons why it makes a better head gasket:
1. Conductivity. Copper is the standard by which all other conductors are measured, therefore a copper gasket provides superior thermal conductivity, acting to stabilize head and block temperatures which makes tuning easier.
2. 25% coefficient of elasticity. One of the properties of copper is that it stretches before a catastrophic failure, thereby providing an extra measure of safety in case of severe detonation.
3. Strength. Copper has a tensile strength of approximately 32,000 psi, compare this to the 1,200 to 1800 psi tensile of most facing materials used on conventional performance head gaskets.