headgasket question
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headgasket question
sup guys,
First post on this forum. I posted this question on another forum but didn't get any answers. Hope somebody can give me some feedback.
How thick of a headgasket can you use before cam timing is effected (stock head)? Would it be opposite of a thinner headgasket? 0.012"= 1 degree retard so would every 0.012 on a thicker gasket add 1 degree advance? Thanks for any feedback.
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First post on this forum. I posted this question on another forum but didn't get any answers. Hope somebody can give me some feedback.
How thick of a headgasket can you use before cam timing is effected (stock head)? Would it be opposite of a thinner headgasket? 0.012"= 1 degree retard so would every 0.012 on a thicker gasket add 1 degree advance? Thanks for any feedback.
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A thicker headgasket really cancels out any lower compression you will gain from it because it will allow a larger area for detonation to impinge on and it will make the quench zones of the combustion chamber less effective.
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Thanks Däs Schmoo. I know it's not the ideal way to lower compression but since I'm in CA, I needed to lower my c/r to be streetable on 91 and also to pass smog (which it did). I had my motor bult in 99 so their was some misinformation back then about the c/r with pct pistons and a b17a motor (negative deck height). If I knew this, I would of ran some p30s or pr3's instead. So you think every 0.012 on a thicker gasket add 1 degree advance? Thanks again for your help.
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I wouldn't touch the ignition timing unless you have detonation. If you get on a dyno and have some method of tuning the ignition, it wouldn't hurt to smooth out the ignition curves.
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Thanks again Däs Schmoo. Actually, the reason why I'm trying to adjust my ignition timing is because when i swapped out my headgasket for a thicker one (.54 cometic), I notice that my timing was advance quite a bit and had a hard time getting back to 16. So after doing some research, I changed my cam gears to -2 -2. I can set it to 16 easily now but I just want to make sure the theory of 0.012 on a thicker gasket adds 1 degree advance cam timing. Not trying to advance it for power gains.
I'll have the tuner tune ignition whenever I get a chance to get the car dyno again.
So basically I guess I'm trying to find 0,0 since 0,0 on the cam gears doesn't seem to be accurate anymore with the thicker headgasket. I think -2 -2 on the cam gear is really 0,0 now. Guess this is were a degree wheel would come in handy. Man, getting too old to be playing around with this stuff
Thanks again!
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I'll have the tuner tune ignition whenever I get a chance to get the car dyno again.
So basically I guess I'm trying to find 0,0 since 0,0 on the cam gears doesn't seem to be accurate anymore with the thicker headgasket. I think -2 -2 on the cam gear is really 0,0 now. Guess this is were a degree wheel would come in handy. Man, getting too old to be playing around with this stuff
Thanks again!
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Yes, I confirmed that the cylinder 1 was TDC (white mark), the gears were - - and the cam holding hole lined up correct with the cam plate (my punch pins went in fine). I also stuck a wood stick to confirm that cylinder 1 was at TDC. That's why I think the thicker headgasket is advancing the cam timing. From what I read, each tooth off is 10 degress timing. My timing is not off by that much. Thanks again for your help.
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Just in case anybody ever does a search for this subject, a thicker headgasket on a stock head should not advance ignition timing very much. I rechecked my cam gears and ignition timing and was able to get stock setting (16*) without much of a problem.
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