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Re: [Fot] Best head gasket revisited

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Subject: Re: [Fot] Best head gasket revisited
From: Joe Boruch via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:17:41 +0000 (UTC)
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 I just checked with Cometic and they do not make a MLS head gasket for the=
 TR3/4 engine.=C2=A0 Only copper or composite.=C2=A0 They cannot do a valve=
 relief in the composite gasket - only round bores.=C2=A0 They can do a cus=
tom valve relief in copper, but those are already available from other sour=
ces.=C2=A0 They can do custom bigger bores for the composite gasket, such a=
s a 91mm that another lister had posted a part number for back in July or A=
ugust.=C2=A0
They want $3-4000 to develop a MLS gasket so unless there was a huge intere=
st, it is not feasible for me to do and go into the head gasket selling bus=
iness.=C2=A0 Joe B
    On Sunday, October 25, 2020, 04:48:15 PM EDT, Joe via Fot <fot@autox.te=
am.net> wrote: =20
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 I=E2=80=99ll have to contact Cometic again. =C2=A0It was probably 10 years=
 ago that I called them. =C2=A0They wanted me to give them a block and head=
 and then order 100 gaskets. =C2=A0Was not feasible. =C2=A0Joe B

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 25, 2020, at 9:01 AM, Mike Harmuth <ofracer@gmail.com> wrote:



=EF=BB=BFCometic will do a custom gasket for a minimal=C2=A0one time charge=
. I've had a Spitfire gasket made thick to make up for an over zealous=C2=
=A0block milling and another one with a wider piston opening. Once they mak=
e the design changes, they send you a PDF with the dimensions listed for yo=
ur approval. When it's OK, they assign=C2=A0a part number and CNC it out. D=
esign turn around is about a week and another week to make it. After the fi=
rst one is made, just call up and order replacements with your customer num=
ber, no extra charges.
mike h





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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I just checked with Cometic =
and they do not make a MLS head gasket for the TR3/4 engine.&nbsp; Only cop=
per or composite.&nbsp; They cannot do a valve relief in the composite gask=
et - only round bores.&nbsp; They can do a custom valve relief in copper, b=
ut those are already available from other sources.&nbsp; They can do custom=
 bigger bores for the composite gasket, such as a 91mm that another lister =
had posted a part number for back in July or August.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false=
">They want $3-4000 to develop a MLS gasket so unless there was a huge inte=
rest, it is not feasible for me to do and go into the head gasket selling b=
usiness.&nbsp; Joe B</div><div><br></div>
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                    On Sunday, October 25, 2020, 04:48:15 PM EDT, Joe via F=
ot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"ydpb920edbbyiv0527808704">I=E2=80=99ll have=
 to contact Cometic again. &nbsp;It was probably 10 years ago that I called=
 them. &nbsp;They wanted me to give them a block and head and then order 10=
0 gaskets. &nbsp;Was not feasible. &nbsp;Joe B<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br cl=
ear=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 25, 2020, at 9:01 AM, Mike Ha=
rmuth &lt;ofracer@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"=
></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Cometic will do a custom gasket for a minimal&nbsp;one time c=
harge. I've had a Spitfire gasket made thick to make up for an over zealous=
&nbsp;block milling and another one with a wider piston opening. Once they =
make the design changes, they send you a PDF with the dimensions listed for=
 your approval. When it's OK, they assign&nbsp;a part number and CNC it out=
. Design turn around is about a week and another week to make it. After the=
 first one is made, just call up and order replacements with your customer =
number, no extra charges.<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>mike h</div></d=
iv><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"ydpb920edbbyiv0527808704gmail_quote"><d=
iv class=3D"ydpb920edbbyiv0527808704gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr"><br><br></div><=
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