kmkdiesel
New member
i got my prototype head gasket installed yesterday, some of you have heard about it, but its a three layer gasket, the fire ring is cut out of the gasket, and firerings were made to go in place separate, the rings are .010" thicker then the gasket, and they should crush down and give a better sealing point between the cylinders. There is not cutting groves in the block or head to install these, they just sit in place in the gasket. I coated the gasket with copper spray, and went with the mightey diesel allen head bolts, and torqued them down to 110 ft-lbs. So far so good, but only have a few miles on it, overflow hasnt moved at all and coolant temps are normal, i have gotten on it a few times pushing 30 psi boost and about the same on drive pressure, once I get a few more heat cycles on the truck, then I will start pushing it real hard and see how good it holds, and this summer get some sled pulling and drag racing on it, to really test it out. My stock one started giving me problems after one of my sled pulls with the truck.