head gaskets

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head gaskets

August 30, 2008, 04:23:29 PM

when choosing a head gasket is there any rule of thumb for bore size. my 347 is a .030 over engine bits its hard to find 4.030 bore head gaskets. 4.060 are pretty plentiful, but will they work? how big can i go? i saw a good price on 4.100 set, but that sounds like too much. is there any drawbacks to one size compared to another?

head gaskets

Reply #1 – August 30, 2008, 07:06:17 PM

You should be fine with the 4.060 gasket. Most of the time, you have to be concerned with the thickness of the gaskets.

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Reply #2 – August 30, 2008, 09:49:22 PM

I just used Fel-Pro 9333PT-1 on my 408 same thing 0.030 over. Fel-Pro 8548PT-2 will work as well

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Reply #3 – August 30, 2008, 10:49:35 PM

Quote from: Bob;234264

I just used Fel-Pro 9333PT-1 on my 408 same thing 0.030 over. Fel-Pro 8548PT-2 will work as well

I've used both as well on my 30 over 302. 4.100" diameter is typical.

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Reply #4 – August 31, 2008, 05:32:23 PM

cool. thanks for clearing that up guys