Rb5 head gasket upgrade

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19 July 2011, 07:22 PM

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Rb5 head gasket upgrade

Hi all, just picked up a lovely example of an rb5 but the headgasket has gone. Looking for guidance on a new uprated one. Car is running 1.3 bar boost producing 340 bhp with supporting Mods, Except headgasket :-(
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19 July 2011, 08:10 PM

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cosworth or cometic will be perfect mate.

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19 July 2011, 08:45 PM

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I noticed Theres a little tab on the old gasket. Do they come in different thickness?

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19 July 2011, 08:53 PM

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Assume getting heads and the block skimmed and doing bearings when that far in..

Cosworth 0.78mm will be wat you want.

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19 July 2011, 09:14 PM

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If it's all ok I'll be leaving it.

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19 July 2011, 10:40 PM

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There's many different thicknesses of head gasket. You need to know exactly how much material has been removed from your head/block then replace that material in the thickness of gasket.