head gasket woes HELP?

[nathan00]

hey im building a 400ex 426 je 11.1 tc cam and crf450 timing chaing...no base...honda bond..and the xr 400 head gasket....do they make a oversized head gasket for the 426.....in stock for the gasket is a lil small...im also installing a thicker sleave and hd studs...do i need to retourqe after breakin...
should this put me at a true 11.1 compression......and should it stay together.... will be runng cam 2
thanks
nathan

[Rico]

The gasket your using should work.

What do you mean thicker sleeve?? It should be thinner if your going to a 426.

No retorqueing after the break in. I never have. With the HD studs it will for sure stay together with no problems. I recommend a cometic flex steel gasket though...:macho

Only way to know the TRUE compression is to do a test.