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May 2002
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Re: 2TG copper head gasket
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Wed, 19 June 2002 14:36
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haha yeah well you could put it like that, but then again you could say cars are just nuts, bolts and sheets of metal.
its a fragile and precise cutout of a thick sheet of copper, you fit it just like any other head gasket, but if you were to run a turboed 2TG say without one then you'll get serious problems (like blown head gasket and detonation problems).
so ya, it is just a piece of copper with holes in it, but you try find one like this for less than $100 (got this one delivered from interstate). this ones in good nick aswell. i think they actually use lasers or something to cut them 'cause sissors don't cut copper that precise 
I think it's close to the thickest copper head gasket you can get without resorting to 2xhead gaskets and a de-compre$$ion gasket (which is think and made of hard metal).
i was told i could run around 8psi with my 9.8:1 compression, so thats maybe 12-14psi with 8.4:1 compression for the later 2TGs.
you hear of a lot of turboed 2TGs dying quickly (like Adam Broomham's *YOG18U* first engine), this thing would help keep them alive for much longer, meaning much more fun had by all.
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