Gasket thickness??

[Fourdy]

Can someone refresh my memory as to the thickness of compressed Fel-pro and Edelbrock copper/composite gaskets?

Thanks -
Fourdy

 

[51 MERC-CT]

The last one I measured was .057" for the Fel-pro

 

[GOSFAST]

Can someone refresh my memory as to the thickness of compressed Fel-pro and Edelbrock copper/composite gaskets?

Thanks -
Fourdy

Hi "Fourdy", the compressed thickness on the Fel-Pro's specifically, numbers 1055/1056 (copper, photo below) is .058". This is a "nominal" number, could vary a "thou" or so!

The "relaxed" thickness is .062". I would assume any "composite" gasket would also be in this area? Generally speaking you will lose about .004" when torqued-up!

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. Can't help on any Edelbrock gasket dimensions, we don't use that brand here at all.

 

[tubman]

I checked some Fel-Pro composite gaskets when I was fitting my Edmunds heads and they were also .058 compressed. When you think about it, they should all be designed to end up with the same compressed thickness.

 

[Fourdy]

Thanks -
I am assuming my other set of "BEST" would be the same?

Fourdy