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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:02 pm    Post subject: No cometic for you! Reply with quote

I just gave cometic.com a ring to see if they can custom make up a 924 MLS gasket, since they aren't listed. Sadly, it seems the answer is no. I was told that they would have to create dies to make the gaskets which would be "very expensive". Bummer.

I guess we're all stuck with stock or tempting fate with copper gaskets. I'm acquiring a stack of stock gaskets and was hoping a re-useable MLS would fix that.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nick,

Try the following link:

http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/price/Porsche/924/Cometic/Engine/Head_Gaskets

They list a mls head gasket from cometic for the 924. Don't know if you got a hold of a bad rep of what, but this may help.

Tom
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That sucks! I was hoping to go the same route when I switched to the 931 head and turned up the boost. Copper doesn't really thrill me

Todd
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think that if we get a group buy together for ~100 of them, then it would be worth the setup. Yeah right!

The link above lists some kind of universal gasket. I don't know what it's all about, but Cometic definitely does not sell one for us. The rep was plenty friendly, so I have no reason to doubt him.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Group buy! That would be great!

I know, I know it won't happen, sigh....
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry Nick, I just got off the phone with a rep from Horespower Freak. You're right, that's a universal gasket for a Toyota. He wanted to sell me a copper one, but I already have that. Out of a group of three thousand 924 owners you would think that we could find 100, three percent, that would want a head gasket. I'll take two, that makes only 98 to go.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ahem, 97
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, out of curiousity I called back asking for more details. They would want an order of 150, which would ballpark at $85-$150 each (probably on the lower end), and would be a 3 month turn-around.

All in all, I don't see it happening.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd take 6 gaskets if we get a go.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tell them we can do 75.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm game...
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Back before the Hausbrauen implosion, I went in with Mark Johnston for a composite head gasket from Lubbock Gasket & Supply. We ordered five, and I only paid $100 for mine (I think Tom Cooper was also one of the recipients). Now that they have the pattern, it should be cake for them to produce more.

I have NOT installed this yet, so I can NOT comment on reliability. However, the steel heat ring obviates the need for o-ringing the block or the head, and presumably the sealing problems common to copper will be non-existent.

FYI, the ones we had made up are supposed to compress to .050 (which I believe is a bit thicker than stock). I took this into account when I had Diamond and Holbrook collaborate on the block deck height and the desired compression ratio I was shooting for on my pistons.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess we should try different manufactures to see if we can get what we want.
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ideola  



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, don't let the Hausbrauen curse discourage you from talking to the folks at Lubbock.

From what I recall, they were helpful and informative folks, and the price was right too. They apparently can do small runs, so for $100 per HG, how can you go wrong? I see the composite approach as a better alternative to copper or stock, and about the only one since MLS are NOT available at a reasonable cost.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the info ideola!
I just talked to one of these fellows and he quoted $95 each with a 2-4 day turn-around and you would have to send them a stock gasket (which I've got plenty in perfect shape). Very reasonable.

Now my question is - what makes them better than stock? He said that the fire rings are steel and crush so they aren't reusable.
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