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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 07:04 PM
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Default Head Gasket 101

Ok, so, here's my motor setup:

Block
B18C1 Swap
SRP 9.5:1 pistons
Eagle "H" rods
ARP rod bolts
Total Seal rings
Cylinders bored 0.0010 over
Honda green & brown rod bearings
Summit Racing main bearings
Balanced & blueprinted crank, rods, pistons, flywheel, clutch, and crank pulley
Unorthodox racing crank pulley
ACT XT-SS clutch
B&M short shifter w/ Energy Suspension bushings
Clutchmasters 7.5lb flywheel
Acid dipped block
Full new conversion kit (bottom end gasket set - Summit Racing)
DC Sports 4-1 cc LS header
Custom 2.5" exhaust piping to an Apexi Dunk universal (currently)
Will be going to a dual N1 setup shortly (I have the mufflers now)
AEM CAI
Venom dipstick (polished)
DC Sports battery tie-down (polished)
Energy Suspension motor mount inserts

Head
Port matched on the intake side
3 angle valve job
Decked
ARP head studs & nuts
Acid dipped & glass bead blasted head
All new head gasket/seal set (OEM Honda)
OEM head gasket
JDM ITR red valve cover
DC Sports wire cover (polished)
Magnacor 10mm plug wires (red)
MSD Blaster external coil w/ distributor cap

Fuel
AEM fuel rail (red)
AEM high flow fuel filter (silver)
Venom injectors (10% over stock cc)
ITR FPR
GSR throttle cable and bracket

Misc
P52 '94+ Del Sol DOHC VTEC AC mount (so I could keep my AC)
P72 OBD1 ECU
All mounts and caps are painted flat black

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With that posted, I'm planning to go turbo in the next few months. Particularly looking at a Drag III kit with all the goodies (V/S AFC, FMI, electronics...) and I have no idea what head gasket to get. I know that Summit sells a bunch and then there's always Mugen, Spoon, JUN, JG... what do you think? I plan to run about 18+ lbs of boost. Any ideas?

Thanks!
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