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Re: What head gasket/gasket kit to use?
[Re: Pat_Whalen]
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02/03/10 10:44 PM
02/03/10 10:44 PM
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340dart4spd
Parts Problem
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Parts Problem
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Tore down the 440 I just bought and it actually shows some pretty good promise. Pistons are .040 over flat tops and the cylinders still have an appreciable amount of cross hatching on them.
My question is, I now need a gasket kit for this engine.
What bore diameter do I use for a .040 over 440 (4.360" final bore)? Does fel-pro make a good gasket kit? I found the one on summit to be 55 bucks, but that comes with standard bore head gaskets. Should I just piece this together a gasket at a time?
buy the 3 M kit.....cheaper that way..
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Re: What head gasket/gasket kit to use?
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
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02/03/10 10:50 PM
02/03/10 10:50 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 4,481 Mesa, AZ
Pat_Whalen
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super gas
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super gas
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Mesa, AZ
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I think 'standard bore' head gaskets are typically 3.375". The biggers gaskets are 3.5 IIRC. Just buy the typical fel-pro gasket kit and you will be fine.
Even with the overbore, the head gasket that comes with the standard felpro kit will be the correct diameter? The P/N on the felpro gaskets that I took off the engine was 8519PTI. Not sure if that matters or not.
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Re: What head gasket/gasket kit to use?
[Re: moparpoolman]
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02/04/10 12:50 AM
02/04/10 12:50 AM
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Posts: 4,481 Mesa, AZ
Pat_Whalen
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Mesa, AZ
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I tried the fel pro kit with my .040 over 440 and it does not work, I had to order fel pro FPP-1009 head gaskets.
When you say it does not work, is that due to the bore size. I only ask because after some research, the head gasket that comes with the felpro gasket set (FEL-KS2110) is the 8519PT1, which is what I removed from my engine. That gasket has a 4.500" bore. The 1009 has a 4.410" bore. I wonder what head gasket came in your gasket kit.
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