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DA9jeff
 Post subject: Which head gasket??
PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:26 pm 
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Just putting together a 1150 hillclimb engine, just wondering what the hot sh*t VRS head gasket set is? copper, monotorque etc? and best place to buy (online easiest).

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Jeff

ps the search function here sucks.

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Morris 1100
 Post subject: Re: Which head gasket??
PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:34 pm 
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DA9jeff wrote:
Just putting together a 1150 hillclimb engine, just wondering what the hot poo poo VRS head gasket set is? copper, monotorque etc? and best place to buy (online easiest).

Cheers,
Jeff

ps the search function here sucks.

This is one subject where you really don't want to use the search function.
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ACL Monotorque CP250MT is the go.
It's the only one that seems to hold up for people here that run a turbo or S/C on smallbores.
But retorque it when hot, and again after 1000 miles. Don't believe the `monotorque' BS. :lol:

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DA9jeff
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sweet, will do.

cheers doc

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http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx? ... 509&title=

hey mate try one of theses .. its about time they made a decent head gasket for the little guys ..

Are you running legends this year ?

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Beanie wrote:
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=42509&title=

hey mate try one of theses .. its about time they made a decent head gasket for the little guys ..

Are you running legends this year ?
I wonder how much they sell for locally? It is a Monotorque made in Australia by ACL. :lol: The same one that Dr Mini recommended in the earlier post.

AP250MT is the gasket.
CP250MT is the VRS set.
FP250MT is the full gasket set.
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+1 for the monotorque, I used to be a big proponent of the copper ones, but the monotorque ones have been heaps better :)

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Morris 1100 wrote:
Beanie wrote:
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=42509&title=

hey mate try one of theses .. its about time they made a decent head gasket for the little guys ..

Are you running legends this year ?
I wonder how much they sell for locally? It is a Monotorque made in Australia by ACL. :lol: The same one that Dr Mini recommended in the earlier post.

AP250MT is the gasket.
CP250MT is the VRS set.
FP250MT is the full gasket set.


Karcraft: $17.70 :lol:

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