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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: Tim Hensley on March 12 2013, 04:17:27 AM

Title: Victor Head gasket
Post by: Tim Hensley on March 12 2013, 04:17:27 AM

can any one tell me the thickness of Victor head gasket 3797 and fire ring
Comparing Fel-pro 9441 to It

Title: Re: Victor Head gasket
Post by: Steve Wood on March 12 2013, 02:39:27 PM

xxx

Title: Re: Victor Head gasket
Post by: earlbrown on March 12 2013, 07:34:34 PM

I was thinking it was .058 or .062...


I just measured one, it's .0705 uncompressed.

Title: Re: Victor Head gasket
Post by: Tim Hensley on March 13 2013, 12:18:26 AM

Thanks for the Measurement
My Fel-Pro compressed .067
So that is good I see a few people run them (victor)
 I think ill give them a try

Title: Re: Victor Head gasket
Post by: earlbrown on March 13 2013, 12:44:35 AM

15,000 Grand Nationals came stock with those Victor gaskets. They can't be all that bad. :)

Title: Re: Victor Head gasket
Post by: Tim Hensley on March 13 2013, 01:09:08 AM

Next trick ? what intake gasket?

Valley Pan steel

valley pan paper

Or Fel-Pro none valley pan

Title: Re: Victor Head gasket
Post by: earlbrown on March 13 2013, 01:52:44 AM

You'll want a valley pan or it'll smoke like a locomotive.

Title: Re: Victor Head gasket
Post by: Tim Hensley on March 13 2013, 02:02:58 AM

thanks