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txsporty
16th January 2005, 16:03
What are the Best Set of Motor Gaskets to use on a '03 Sporty?? Getting ready to do the 1200 Conversion with Cams and wanted to get a Good set Gaskets!!!
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willprevale
16th January 2005, 16:03
James or Jims
TechRep
16th January 2005, 17:37
I agree, James Gaskets.
txsporty
16th January 2005, 17:39
Any reason why James over Cometic or HD??
barry1967
16th January 2005, 18:09
I've used Cometic and they work very well.
willprevale
16th January 2005, 18:10
HD is my last choice.
TechRep
16th January 2005, 18:18
This is from the James site...


"The secret of rubber-covered metal is, well, a secret, but Clark will say this much. “The base metal is steel and the rubber is molded to it. That’s a different process from what others use.” Other materials are made with a sort of powder-coating process, in which rubber or Viton or some other material is applied to the base metal in powdered form, and then the base metal is charged, bonding the rubber to the metal. But the bond between the rubber and the metal isn’t unbreakable—you can scrape it off. Not so with the molding process used to make rubber-covered metal, says Clark. “When you mold the rubber on the steel, it tends to stay attached to the steel.”
Turbota
16th January 2005, 20:41
I would say Cometic EST head gaskets are among the best ... but expensive.