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Excessive heat on an air cooled engine looks like. Also known as a blown head gasket lol. Id say too much compression mixed with not enough octane. Is that 2 different head gaskets also?
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LoveMyHonda wrote:Excessive heat on an air cooled engine looks like. Also known as a blown head gasket lol. Id say too much compression mixed with not enough octane. Is that 2 different head gaskets also?
that is just one head gasket.

Your probably right about the compression being too high......165ish :smile: 110 octane race fuel.
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Got these from Ebay.

Had to make my own holes. :smile:

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Looks more durable to me.

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are those much thicker then the oem ones???
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abreen89 wrote:are those much thicker then the oem ones???
yes

almost twice as thick.
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Hmm did it affect your compression?
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abreen89 wrote:Hmm did it affect your compression?
I hope so....it was over 165 before.


Compression should be about 150 now

I'll test it out tomorrow.
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Cool let me know how much it affects it what size top end did u out it on?
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Nice choice on the new gaskets. Very good find.
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Trafficjamz wrote:
abreen89 wrote:Hmm did it affect your compression?
I hope so....it was over 165 before.


Compression should be about 150 now

I'll test it out tomorrow.
I assume your running race gas on this motor? Where can i get those copper ones for a smaller bore?
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Whats your squish going to be with that much more gasket? Im assuming youre at your max for port timing by raising the cylinder and the gasket is the only way to lower your compression at this point. double the head gasket and squish for certain is going to suffer.
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Trafficjamz wrote:
LoveMyHonda wrote:Excessive heat on an air cooled engine looks like. Also known as a blown head gasket lol. Id say too much compression mixed with not enough octane. Is that 2 different head gaskets also?
that is just one head gasket.

Your probably right about the compression being too high......165ish :smile: 110 octane race fuel.
I assume your running race gas on this motor? Where can i get those copper ones for a smaller bore?

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wiguy05 wrote:Nice choice on the new gaskets. Very good find.
thank you.

http://www.coppergaskets.us/MCExamples.html

this company can make any size gasket you need. Any thickness too

I might have the make me a custom base gasket for my stroker

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-TD-3-COP ... _481wt_928

these are the ones i got. they are 55mm across, they are .032" thick

i think stock is around .020"
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