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Title: custom headgasket
Post by: gabordi on March 18, 2009, 08:32:23 PM

Hi, I'm new to this forum,

I'm about to finish the 555 kit on my bike and I wonder how do you guys did to fit the headgasket? Is there any way to grind the oem gasket (I got a new one from a gsket kit) or I have absolutly no choice besides buying a custom onfrom cometic?

Thanks a lot
Gab

Title: Re: custom headgasket
Post by: dgyver on March 19, 2009, 05:07:51 AM

Go with Cometic copper gasket. Modifying a stock gasket will work, but not sure how long it will last. I had to modify one for temporary use until I got a copper gasket. It was only used for 1 track day. Nice thing about the copper gasket is that they are reuseable.

Title: Re: custom headgasket
Post by: Merritt on March 19, 2009, 05:42:13 AM

Since copper is a soft metal, don't you have to keep retorquing the head bolts?

Title: Re: custom headgasket
Post by: gabordi on March 19, 2009, 06:42:40 AM

Did you only enlarged the hole with a grinder? I already posted an e-mail to cometic to order one but they don't replied yet and I want to start Tha thing. lol

Thanks

Title: Re: custom headgasket
Post by: dgyver on March 19, 2009, 09:19:08 AM

Quote from: Merritt on March 19, 2009, 05:42:13 AM
Since copper is a soft metal, don't you have to keep retorquing the head bolts?

Never had a problem with retorquing them.

Title: Re: custom headgasket
Post by: dgyver on March 19, 2009, 09:19:56 AM

Quote from: gabordi on March 19, 2009, 06:42:40 AM
Did you only enlarged the hole with a grinder? I already posted an e-mail to cometic to order one but they don't replied yet and I want to start Tha thing. lol

Thanks

I used a drum sander in a drill press.

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