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Old 05-20-2013, 08:49 PM
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Whats the best head gasket to run on N/a BBC 10-1 cr with a 4.60 bore
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Cast iron or aluminum heads? Cometic is generally the consensus choice on this board, and some of the FelPro marine gaskets are good too. Head studs would be a very good suggestion with 10:1 compression as well. Hope you are running aluminum heads with that high of a CR on marine build.
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Cometic or Felpro Marine. Cometics have more options for gasket thickness.
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Check the Cometic specs for the required RA finish on the parts. If the heads and block are new/newly resurfaced you should be fine but if the finish on both parts is not correct the Cometics will fail. Felpros are more forgiving.
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Yes they are aluminum heads and the surface is new on both sides.
What size bore on the gasket?
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You might want to check out the Felpro 1077 MLS
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