Arnold

Thanks mate, not sure what I'm happy with as going down this route is all new to me, but ill speak to my tuner and see what he recommends. Your right, it is a bit extreme but I've been quoted around £500 to have the HG replaced. Not sure if that is steep or not, but it made me think if I go forged now, then it saves having the head skimmed twice, replacing the gasket twice and two lots of labour rates as well. How much should a head gasket cost to replace? I read that too, which is why I wondered if the oem one would do. I think I'm right in saying the gaskets can't be re-used so I don't want to have to buy two Athena ones either if I repaired now and went forged later on. Thanks for that, again ill leave all that down to my tuner to decide what's best if its not as simple as I thought. Do oem bolts and head gaskets need replacing every time the head comes off?

The back end on mine came out in icy conditions in the winter when also doing about 15 mph round a tight roundabout. I think the front with more weight gripped and the back just went. I put a post up on TGTT about it and was told to check tyre pressures, and that the coilovers weren't set too firm. Hope you get it sorted soon

Hi all My radiator expansion tank was over flowing and sprayed water all over the engine bay, and i'm told this is signs the head gasket has gone or going. I've also read on here that it could be the head bolts have stretched, either way I need to sort this out ASAP, as i've got three shows to attend in the next month. Basically, if there's enough time, I'm now thinking this is an idea time to go forged rather than repairing it now and stripping it down again later on. I know the ARP head bolts are a must, but i'm reading mixed opinions about the Athena head gasket Vs Standard, and i'm not sure which thickness gasket I'd need to buy. I'm also not sure which con rods i'd need. I've seen a few on eBay, ARP, Scat, PEC, JE, and others. Are there any advantages over different ones to others, which ones should I go for. And finally, what bearings will I need as i've seen some suppliers selling larger ones (0.25). I haven't yet seen what advantages larger ones offer, but i'm still searching around. And where's the best place to buy this all from! Thanks Arnold