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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: rov716y on March 20, 2008, 12:42:27 pm

Title: thicker head gasket and other mods?
Post by: rov716y on March 20, 2008, 12:42:27 pm

i have read somewhere and cant remember if it was petrol or diesel about putting a thicker head gasket on to lower compression rates then upping the fuelling are air flow greatly to get more power. speaking to a friend he says that doing this would make my aaz a biatch to start when cold and not worth the gains!

i have moded pin in pump, got a k24 turbo to put on and intercooler. got a manual boost controller.  before these go on will get an egt guage boost guage and a oil temp guage

is there any other mods i can do apart from what i already done to help me on to 150 bhp+

Title: thicker head gasket and other mods?
Post by: JetPo on March 20, 2008, 11:36:08 pm

Same thing here ??? Whats next ???

Title: thicker head gasket and other mods?
Post by: saurkraut on March 21, 2008, 08:26:49 am

Don't do it.  It doesn't lower the compression significantly, but undoubtably has a negative effect on the turbulance in the swirl chambers.

Title: thicker head gasket and other mods?
Post by: rov716y on March 21, 2008, 11:03:43 am

so no to thicker gasket!!

just enquiring what else can be down for more power