Originally posted by techinspector1
lobster, I suggest you lose the idea that you can alter compression ratio with the head gasket thickness. Compression ratio is set with combustion chamber cc's and the piston crown configuration. You'll want to use the head gasket thickness to set your squish (0.035"-0.040") after you have your c.r. all figured out.
Tech,you know that Cometic makes gaskets in thickness's of .027,.036,.040,.045,.051,.060,.065 etc. all the way to .120.Please explain why a thicker gasket won't change the comp. ratio.