best head gasket for 91 tsi

[kennydawgg]

whats the best head gasket for a 91 tsi awd? only thing done is fmic and 2.5 turbo back exhaust with no cat also where can I find said gasket without ordering it online?

[turbotalon1g]

cometic

[v8klla]

I agree, unless you will not be machining the block and head surfaces. In which case I would recommend an SCE ICS Titan coppper head gasket which will seal better and has an Internal Combustion Seal for high boost applications. Either way here are some prices

Cometic $79.99
SCE ICS Titan $109.99

Both are in stock! Good luck!

Chris Carey

[niterydr]

Stock headgasket is fine.

[b00stcreep21]

Stock composite headgasket with ARP's FTW. Deffinatley best suited for your application

[Shane55113]

I have an OEM copper sprayed head gasket, i would recommend it highly, i was running 20psi for a while no problems

[2.SlowES]

I'm going to need a new head gasket pretty soon. I don't plan on running too much boost or anything, but I figure I might as well spend the money and get a cometic which should handle everything I can toss at it.

[tpunx99GSX]

Evo 3 Metal headgasket from Mitsu, it has pressure seals and it is 4-5 layers of metal. I sprayed mine with the copper spray and boost 25psi just fine. Plus it was only like 70 bucks from mitsu.

[carltalon]

+1 for stock copper sprayed with ARP's. Ive made 10+ passes at 30 PSI on mine. I haven't heard mutch good about the newer cometics since they dont offer there HP version anymore.

[v8klla]

I agree that for most applications the OEM with ARP's will definitely do the trick, but he asked for the "best" lol. Also, we have about 5 HP versions in stock if you are interested

Chris

[Swifty1638]

I was running a stock oem coppersprayed hg, but since I did my valvesprings/retainers, I slapped on a cometic hp headgasket. I also torqued the arp's to 100 ft. lbs. Don't want it lifting, or having any gaps.

-A. Swift

[kennydawgg]

cool, we should be down on saturday to pick one up

[v8klla]

Sounds good!

Chris

[niterydr]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

cometic

Fail.
He needs a stock headgasket.


MD183808 List price $55.25
Mitsustyle.com price: $44.20

Can someone please explain to me why a STOCK car needs a copper or a MLS gasket? It comes factory with a composite. Without changing the RA value of the head surface, he is most likely shooting himself in the foot.
I've seen composite headgaskets hold north of 500whp w/o issues.

[Kracka]

I'm going to say stock Mitsu headgasket with ARP headstuds, copper spray it if you feel saucy.

[kennydawgg]

the head is getting machined so a thicker one is probably needed, the extra 20 bucks is worth not tearing it apart again when more mods inevitably get added

[v8klla]

Originally Posted by kennydawgg

the head is getting machined so a thicker one is probably needed, the extra 20 bucks is worth not tearing it apart again when more mods inevitably get added

Yep once you start it's hard to stop lol

Chris

[niterydr]

Originally Posted by kennydawgg

the head is getting machined so a thicker one is probably needed, the extra 20 bucks is worth not tearing it apart again when more mods inevitably get added

I would just simply suggest that you tell the machine shop what headgasket that you are going with. This is to insure they put the proper RA value on the head deck so the gasket will seal properly. Cometic recommends less than 50.
The slight bump in compression from the massive 7.8:1 factory compression ratio shouldn't nuke your motor. I would be more concerned as to why you blew a headgasket in the first place.

[JET]

I am running a stocker with copper spray, it's even a Hyundai! It has held 35 psi, so I would also just recommend a stocker.

[carltalon]

The stock headgasket Might be your savior in the long run. I've blown mine with detination before. If the head gasket hadent let go Id probly have tosted some pistons or damaged some valves. The cometic HP will hold more then the stocker and let engine Damage occore. I consider mine a fuse. Id rather replace a headgasket then a motor.