SBC Vortec Head Gasket
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SBC Vortec Head Gasket
What head gasket are you guys running on small blocks with Vortec heads? The GM 12557236 gasket is .051 thick. Can you use a standard .039 small block gasket? Does Fel-Pro make a marine gasket that will work?
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a normal sbc head gasket will work... here are 2 marine ones GM offers..
1010511... .028" thick.. stainless steel composition gasket..
10159455.... .039" thick.. Stainless steel composition gasket
the differance between these is around .2 of the compression ratio
The only diffreance between these and a vortec gasket is a vortec gasket is extended towards the intake because they put holes in that extra area of gasket to help putting pushrods in on the assembly line..
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1010511... .028" thick.. stainless steel composition gasket..
10159455.... .039" thick.. Stainless steel composition gasket
the differance between these is around .2 of the compression ratio
The only diffreance between these and a vortec gasket is a vortec gasket is extended towards the intake because they put holes in that extra area of gasket to help putting pushrods in on the assembly line..
[ 01-15-2002: Message edited by: traviss ]
[ 01-15-2002: Message edited by: traviss ]
[ 01-15-2002: Message edited by: traviss ]