Re: Head gasket opinion please.
Copper head gaskets are only used for racing. If you look at a lot of old aluminum heads that ran copper gaskets, they are eaten out from the electrolysis cause by the dissimilar metals, that is why most of the used flathead aluminum heads are junk. Many modern factory engines have cast iron blocks and aluminum heads. I've pulled the heads off of them and the gaskets surfaces look brand new after more than 100,000 miles because of modern composite gaskets and antifreeze. A race flathead does not have a lot of compression like other race engines so copper gaskets are not needed, unless it's some super-duper land speed flathead engine. Edelbrock recommends Felpro composite gaskets with their new heads they sell.
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