davecara Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Any recommendations? It’s a busa piston’d B12 Motor if it makes any odds Quote Link to comment
Gixer1460 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, 370steve said: Wiseco Never seen anyone in the UK carry Wiseco gaskets - Cometic is usually my go to HG ........ if its not copper! Quote Link to comment
colinworth79 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, davecara said: Any recommendations? It’s a busa piston’d B12 Motor if it makes any odds just a multi layer steel gasket will be fine . I've used one for about 10 years no problem. 1 Quote Link to comment
davecara Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Sorry, badly worded by me! Any recommended suppliers? 1 Quote Link to comment
370steve Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 http://www.wiseco.co.uk/wiseco.html Quote Link to comment
Fula28 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Swampy suzuki spares ! On,t bay. Pepper sells em.£77 272839278545 2 Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Fula28 said: Swampy suzuki spares ! On,t bay. Pepper sells em.£77 272839278545 That's where I got mine. Quote Link to comment
Gixer1460 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Bit cheaper....... http://www.suzukiperformancespares.co.uk/product/suzuki-gsxr1100-1216cc-cometic-head-gasket/588/ Quote Link to comment
davecara Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Nice one chaps, i’ll give Mr Pepper some money at the end of the week! whas the pros and cons of copper vs mls then? Quote Link to comment
Paulm Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I used a standard one on my 1216 at one point never had any issues,generally use a Cometic one though. Quote Link to comment
Gixer1460 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, davecara said: Nice one chaps, i’ll give Mr Pepper some money at the end of the week! whas the pros and cons of copper vs mls then? For turbo's and competition bikes that have very high cylinder pressures, the copper gaskets are more forgiving (IMO) and re-usable. The block liners have a wire o-ring inserted which 'bites' into the copper gasket producing an exceptionally tight seal. Come to re-use time you just re-anneal the copper, making it soft again and it's ready to go - good as new. Copper is good for air and oil cooled engines - MLS is better for water cooled, although good for use with road and mildly tuned air / oil cooled motors - personally I wouldn't use one with a turbo or a big, big bore where bore to bore (1-2) and (3-4) metal surface is minimal to provide sufficient clamping pressure making blown gaskets more easily possible. Quote Link to comment
Paulm Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said: For turbo's and competition bikes that have very high cylinder pressures, the copper gaskets are more forgiving (IMO) and re-usable. The block liners have a wire o-ring inserted which 'bites' into the copper gasket producing an exceptionally tight seal. Come to re-use time you just re-anneal the copper, making it soft again and it's ready to go - good as new. Copper is good for air and oil cooled engines - MLS is better for water cooled, although good for use with road and mildly tuned air / oil cooled motors - personally I wouldn't use one with a turbo or a big, big bore where bore to bore (1-2) and (3-4) metal surface is minimal to provide sufficient clamping pressure making blown gaskets more easily possible. My block is o ringed and has a copper gasket these days. Quote Link to comment
davecara Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 More expense wire ringing the block then if I go copper I’ll go mls and see how I get on. Quote Link to comment
Paulm Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, davecara said: More expense wire ringing the block then if I go copper I’ll go mls and see how I get on. Ran MLS on mine as well dave with no issues,running about 190bhp at 11psi , o ringed and copper head gasket now on the new turbo kit because we are going for more horsepower. 2 Quote Link to comment
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