Standard head gasket thickness on a 1995 impreza turbo wrx?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Feb 10, 2009 | 06:26 PM

scottydouk

Thread Starter

Scooby Regular

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 659

Likes: 1

From: kent

Standard head gasket thickness on a 1995 impreza turbo wrx?

Does anyone know the standard head gasket thickness on a 1995 impreza turbo wrx?
Cheers

Feb 10, 2009 | 06:27 PM

Adam Jackson

Scooby Regular

Joined: Feb 2009

Posts: 129

Likes: 0

1.6 i think.

Feb 10, 2009 | 06:57 PM

scottydouk

Thread Starter

Scooby Regular

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 659

Likes: 1

From: kent

didnt think were that thick?

Feb 10, 2009 | 07:16 PM

merlin24

Scooby Regular

iTrader: (1)

Joined: May 2006

Posts: 3,032

Likes: 2

From: RM Performance

The OE gaskets on the Version 2 WRX are made of a composite material which will compress down to a pre-determined thickness when the heads are torqued down.
You can up-grade your gaskets to the OE STi Version 3 ~ 4 multi layer steel type which are 1.60mm.

Mick