As above really.

does any body make an uprated head gasket for the 20v turbo lump?

if so where from and how much?

you havent have you:confused: :(

They do exist - what advantage does it give?

is it not just to prevent headgasket failure???

Isn't there such things as "power gaskets" or something .....reduced heat = more power or whatever ???

Yeah that's what I was thinking of.

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NewSouth Performance

Great minds etc lol

I suppose theres uprated one for Des types and other such loons

Try ECS Tuning they do loads of stuff for the 1.8T

If their claims are true that's quite a gain for not much cash.

isnt that just for inlet manifolds. not for a head gasket??? how can a head gasket be made to reduce heat inlet yes as you want the incoming air to be as cool as poss and reduce the heat transfer from the head but a headgasket sits inbetween the head and the block what heat do you want to reduce:confused:

Good point

DOH ....................your right about the head temps

I was thinking of something more beefy too stop it exploding under Des type punishment situations i.e. highly tuned engines.

Edited 4 February, 200917 yr by fatty5000

ok, just read the blurb on that and i've got a question... if it stops heat getting to the manifold, where does the heat go??:confused:

oh yeah, forgot to add the link, i've bought gaskets from these guys before, they are mainly ford specialists but they can do anything within reason

ferriday engineering

I've never seen a standard gasket go, they are a multi layer metal gasket and pretty damn strong anyhow.

:iagree:

Actually, I've seen a couple in our area go early, but in every case it was due to a former dealer not using new bolts:(

Isn't there such things as "power gaskets" or something .....reduced heat = more power or whatever ???

the power gaskets go between the head and inlet manifold.

iam after the one between the head and the block.

westallc,

no, no i havent. but its being changed for other reasons. lol.

so the general recommendation is a standard skoda one with new bolts obviously??

I've got a NewSouth power gasket on mine, the one between the inlet manifold and the head.

I can't say I've noticed any different in running temps, but it's more of a precaution than a performance modification!!

Like lummox says, standard gaskets shouldn't fail unless your oil pressure goes stupid (unlikely) or more likely the coolant overheats and too much pressure builds up in the system, or other mechanical failure reason.

I believe that where normally aspirated engines are converted to run a turbo, a thicker custom head gasket is used to increase the cylinder capacity and so reduce the compression that will develop with forced induction. Otherwise use new head bolts always and having the head/block skimmed would be worthwhile on high mileage engines, particularly if there is evidence of corrosion.