rwilles
Registered User
I've contacted 7 different companies.
(Have a new contact in Thailand that I was forwarded. I've had problems with 3rd world production. Kinda hard to get a guy to make good on something if he lives in the shop with the hand cranked bellows and an old fashioned anvil. I'm probably biased but will run it down.) Only two companies are interested at this time.
The first conclusion we have to come to is how we want to approach the problem. Shims that work with a gasket or one piece gaskets? Either one should allow for doubling the turbo pressures...a variable h35 sized turbo that could net as much as 450 hp and 750 foot lbs of torque?! (stupid grin)
There are two approaches right now:
#1 is the guy in England who suggested spacers or shims. Because the block and head are cast iron a copper shim is the preferred approach this may be a higher quality (less trial and error) approach because extra thickness that is built into a gasket to seal anti-freeze and oil passages is just passed through to the copper. It is more expensive from Europe.
#2 is a completely new design for a gasket that has the extra thickness we need to moderate compression. Best Gaskets has experience with problem Turbo Diesel engines and would produce a gasket with a double fire ring. Their price seems really great. We could get a first run of 50 sets including the 'die and tool work' for about $200 per set. Sets after the initial group would be $120 per set... seems like a steal but there would likely be fine tuning problems as they are a brand new product made from a double thickness gasket material.
Read through the attached info and post your vote for the solution and why.
There is a lot more knowledge and potential out there than we are putting to use right now.!
See you all tomorrow!
(Have a new contact in Thailand that I was forwarded. I've had problems with 3rd world production. Kinda hard to get a guy to make good on something if he lives in the shop with the hand cranked bellows and an old fashioned anvil. I'm probably biased but will run it down.) Only two companies are interested at this time.
The first conclusion we have to come to is how we want to approach the problem. Shims that work with a gasket or one piece gaskets? Either one should allow for doubling the turbo pressures...a variable h35 sized turbo that could net as much as 450 hp and 750 foot lbs of torque?! (stupid grin)
There are two approaches right now:
#1 is the guy in England who suggested spacers or shims. Because the block and head are cast iron a copper shim is the preferred approach this may be a higher quality (less trial and error) approach because extra thickness that is built into a gasket to seal anti-freeze and oil passages is just passed through to the copper. It is more expensive from Europe.
#2 is a completely new design for a gasket that has the extra thickness we need to moderate compression. Best Gaskets has experience with problem Turbo Diesel engines and would produce a gasket with a double fire ring. Their price seems really great. We could get a first run of 50 sets including the 'die and tool work' for about $200 per set. Sets after the initial group would be $120 per set... seems like a steal but there would likely be fine tuning problems as they are a brand new product made from a double thickness gasket material.
Read through the attached info and post your vote for the solution and why.
There is a lot more knowledge and potential out there than we are putting to use right now.!
See you all tomorrow!