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bushmechanic said:For whatever it may be worth the method I use for head gaskets on my 105mm bore is extremely effective, i recently found out it is the exact same method used in top fuel Harley drag bikes.
they bore out a fiber gasket to take a copper fire ring and use a wire ring in the top of the liner to embed into the copper ring.
it works because the fiber portion can compress a lot more than copper. the bolts can pull the head down closer to the liner out near the bolts while the copper fire ring gets maximum crush with the wire ring and in turn is strong enough to withstand the combustion forces.
the problem with the JBS (gaskets to go) fiber gaskets and their MLS gasket is that after about 9 hours the rolled steel fire ring gets fatigue cracks in it
the problem with the copper gaskets in the 105mm bore is that the head cannot be pulled down around the bolts far enough to get the required crush at the bore. It can work fine though on a 100mm bore and has been done already.. you can buy copper head gaskets for husabergs off eBay.
bushmechanic said:from FD racing.. no headgasket...
bottom line is that if you have enough crush at the bore on the fire ring nothing is going to get out
fdracing said:at the end of the day i decide to do the metal-ring myself , it's an square ring with 2 teeth on both side i made it on stainless steel 431 , oil pressure has it's own o-ring , and for water sealing i use an simple paper gasket.
it may give you some idea for your engine :wink:
i start the test yesterday , it seems to work well for the moment :wink:
today , hard ride , and let see what's happen !!!!
so !!! , the ring do the job !!! full throttle on 6 gear for miles , the only way i know for testing !!!! :wink:
This could be the beginning of a long and infectious discussion, that would totally hijack this thread! [emoji1]Ahh nuts to hp anyway, tq makes it go.