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thats really good to know that is lasting long thanks

pissed off bud ive got a £100 gasket which isnt any good

out of interest wat head gasket do you use

ok thanks ill have a read the genuine toyota gasket seal like this for comparison

im going to be running 1.4-1.5 bar on a forged engine. are you using a genuine toyota gasket at 18psi

yours was most probs the orginal gasket from factory so has been on a few years so lasted very well. i havnt had no success with a athena yet.

im pissed off with my athena head gasket not sealing and was wonderring what power the genuine toyota head gasket can take and how long it would last if anyone had done it. thanks

i had the block and head skimed before anyone asks. i then fit this new athena mls head gasket put every back together etc. then started the engine up within 5-10mins the head gasket was leaking oil at the front of the head at the cambelt side right where the oil way is. i then striped it all out to investigate and looked at the gasket i couldnt work out how this athena gasket would seal around the oil way as there were 2 holes and one of them has nothing flat to seal on against the head unlike the genuine toyota that can seal flat around the oil way on the head. . just wondering if some one has had the same problem whether its wrong gasket or a faulty one. thanks i no in the pic the head gasket isnt lined up where it should go. just showing where the oil way is that it wont seal against if that makes sense.

good to know thanks james

na the surface aint the best but its still good fun

congrats mate all the best

could well be up for that

i would be keen for going st eval ive heard they are really quick. the liskeard one isnt a bad track could do with faster karts though

just checked and st eval karting isn't open sundays and for Saturday have to call for availability. ive been Plymouth karting a few times now that's good fun it's a small track though. whats the karting like up at Exeter ?

yeh go karting sounds good I havnt been st eval yet, ive wanted to try that track out for ages now I don't think it is open on sundays though that's why I havnt been but it may of changed now. i try and go to as many local events as I can its a pain I work every other Saturday and a lot of events fall on the Saturday I work and can swap some of them though

first of all thats not fair if your having a dig at dave, as the first meet he organized i thought went well. as for this last meet myself couldnt go and alot of others had faults with cars or didnt have much money, so he couldnt help that. rant over my car is off the road at the mo. im hoping to get it done for japfest. after then i can do most weeks and not fussed where to etc.

thanks lads for info i was looking at the mocal kit the only things is where to put the oil temp gauge and oil pressure gauge and currently on my sandwhich plate.i will defo need one as im going to be tracking it.

im looking at getting a oil cooler and making me own kit. i would like to see what the rest of you have got and weather you use a thermostat or not. thanks

that would be good i should be able to get to the next meet. ive got it all up and running but the head gasket is leaking oil its either a faulty gasket or my fuck up putting it on wrong :/ so going to take the head off today and see if i can see what the problem is.

im gutted i cant go to this ! looks to be another good turn out like the last one have a good one lads welcome along damo good to see another local ep82.

i have a zisco compact mild steel if interested.

ok thanks

thanks did you by the kit new or second hand

jamie wat oil cooler kit do you have do your run a thermostat.

yeh ill have first dibs