Another Headgasket Question.....

[Dan Evans]

I've been told that a Genuine Toyota HG will be fine for running 1.4 bar on a TD04, Is this true??

Also, if i was to go down the Athena Headgasket route, will i need to take my head and block back to get re-skimmed?

Reason being was due to my other cheap headgasket blowing between the cylinders, or will it be fine with a little clean up?

does anybody rate the Athena headgasket or should i just go genuine?????

[Starlet__SR]

Whats wrong with a trd gasket? Fensport sell some good stuff.

Damien

[lukEp]

I'd say it will be fine dan you didn't overhead at all so with it just being a faulty headgasket I'd just replace it and be done with it plus dont forget tigthen them all loosen then tighten again acording to the book the head bolts arn't strech bolts so can be used again to!

[Danturbo4311]

If it blow between cylinders & the headgasket isnt that old, its due to det, you need to get your ignition timing sorted, set it to 10degrees before TDC, you could buy an athena headgasket or cruise but if its detting you will blow them to, just not as quick. If you've upped the boost then get the fuelling checked. I would be inclined to pop the pistons out to just to makesure they haven't cracked. Also I've run a standard headgasket on a t28 set up to 1.1 bar it made 268hp then I road mapped it to 1.5bar & it was alot more powerful but never got it on the rollers again to see what it was kicking out. When I next removed the head there was nothing wrong with the standard headgasket but decided to change it for a thicker cruise one with ARP bolts only because Im now running a gt28rs with nitrous, maybe pushing it a bit on standard headgasket lol.

[Dan Evans]

I've set it to how it was as standard mate, i cant see the pistons cracking to be honest.

Il get the timing checked but im sure its fine, i just think it was a bad gasket TBH.