SCE copper head gaskets

[8AV8]

Anyone using SCE copper headgaskets. Results?

chris

 

[TurboT231]

SCE Titans.

I've had them on for over a year with no problems, even made a full NOS pass on them, start to finish. Make sure you spray them with hylomar or roll some of RJC's sealer on them before you put them on. Heads are o-ringed also.

 

[bison]

I ran them for 3 years straight at 25-30psi with a double o-ring setup. Stainless wire in the block and a receiver groove in the head. Water seepage was minimal. Use studs and hylomar and do a retorque after a few heat cycles. Do not detonate with this setup or you will break the bottom end.

 

[8AV8]

Anybody using them without o-rings?

chris

 

[ESP Products]

We just installed a set for the first time, on our ESP Twin Turbo car. We have not run the car yet, but we will be Dyno'ing again in a week. I'll let you know how they hold up. They came recommended, but I am unsure because we never used they before.

Hope this helps you.

 

[VadersV6]

These are the Titans you're talking about, right? By the way, for anyone who wants to o-ring, you dont have to o-ring (reciever groove) the heads. Just the deck. but head gasket thickness becomes pretty important

 

[norbs]

I was recommend by TA performance not to use the SCE gaskets, the ones without o-ringing the block. THey said the cometics will take more abuse than the sce's.

 

[bison]

These are the Titans you're talking about, right? By the way, for anyone who wants to o-ring, you dont have to o-ring (reciever groove) the heads. Just the deck. but head gasket thickness becomes pretty important

I cant imagine this not leaking a lot of water. The receiver type set up i ran was bulletproof in my application. The car had over 600fwhp at that time. I ran .040in coppers.

 

[bison]

I was recommend by TA performance not to use the SCE gaskets, the ones without o-ringing the block. THey said the cometics will take more abuse than the sce's.

Its pointless to use a copper without o-ringing imo. You will get compression leaks all over the gasket if you dont. I doubt any gaskets will hold up like correctly installed coppers. Most of the quickest and fastest internal combustion engines in the world use a copper with an o-ring. Diesels run them often also. They throw 30-50psi manifold pressure at them on top of 15.0-1 compression.

 

[Grumpy]

have a set of non "O" ringed ones in a 9 sec Camaro street car .. got 20k on them just lifted a head last week