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Waynes400ex
10-04-2003, 02:01 AM
I just bought a IMS 440 kit, the piston is a je 11 to 1. Are the gaskets that come with this kit good. Our is there a better gasket? Cause I do not want to have to keep tearing it apart replacing head gaskets!
cals400ex
10-04-2003, 04:24 PM
i have no clue what ones came with the kit so i can't tell you if they are good or not. i am having good luck with my cosmetic gaskets with my 11 compression bike. from what i hear, just make sure you don't use a paper headgasket. the cosmetic flex steel gaskets are suppose to be good from what i hear.
stupid driver
10-05-2003, 12:27 AM
Originally posted by cals400ex
. the cosmetic flex steel gaskets are suppose to be good.

i heard that too

I blew my head gasket today, (looked like the paper type) so nothin but the flex steel from now on. You dont havta retorque it either
Waynes400ex
10-05-2003, 02:07 AM
What compression were you running? Also how did it last before it blew the gaskets , did you follow the honda torque pattern and retorque after break in?
stupid driver
10-05-2003, 07:52 AM
Originally posted by Waynes400ex
What compression were you running? Also how did it last before it blew the gaskets , did you follow the honda torque pattern and retorque after break in?

the compression is 11:1. Its a tc built 425, but i just bought it, so i dont know if the guy before me followed the torque pattern. C&D racing swears by the flex steel gaskets, and they know their stuff
dirtmomma
10-05-2003, 08:16 AM
COMETIC :D Is all we use!! They seem to last & are good ones.
PATTE440
10-05-2003, 03:23 PM
i have used Cometic flex steel twice and blew um both with a 440 kit and 10.5 to 1 compression. I contacted sparks and they have a fix for it. longer studs and there gasket. they told me the build 12.5 to 1 440s and have not had a blown head gasket yet. and 15 to 1 runin on alky and havent had trouble.. hopefully it will be my fix.