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Originally Posted by tubman
I see the problem here. Both you and "Ronnie Roadster" are serious racers. You exist in a whole different world than most of us on here. Look at it this way : The engines in top fuel dragsters are basically completely rebuilt between every round; does this mean that those of us with regular "street" engines should do the same? I think not.
Also, composite big bore gaskets are readily available. My latest build has a 3 5/16" bore and I had no problem finding gaskets. It also has a MAX-1, Edmunds heads and upgraded ignition and carburation systems. I don't consider it a stock engine.
I try to buy all of the reasonably priced flathead finned aluminum heads I can. I pass on the majority of heads I find because of excessive corrosion.
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I could be wrong, but by big bore, I think we are talking about 3 3/8" and above.
My current build is 3 3/8" +.030 and I didn't find composite that large nor was it recommended.
To each is own, but I think 3 5/16", albeit a nice large bore, still falls within the stock sized head gasket.
Please someone correct me if this is wrong information.