I just placed an inquiry with Flatout about a set of copper headgaskets for the ea82t. I was just wondering if anyone on here has used them and has any stories to tell.

 

Or any recommendations for a good high-power headgasket. Too bad we dont have an extra $10k sitting around for cometics, right Will.

I just placed an inquiry with Flatout about a set of copper headgaskets for the ea82t. I was just wondering if anyone on here has used them and has any stories to tell.

 

Or any recommendations for a good high-power headgasket. Too bad we dont have an extra $10k sitting around for cometics, right Will.

 

OE dude, OE.

 

I had NO luck with copper headgaskets. I got them from http://www.headgaskets.com I think is the website...

The guy from that place got back to me. He said dont even try their gaskets with high boost without O-ringing the block, and I really dont want to have to send it out to the machine guys and have to spend more money. So it looks like I will be going the OE route. The thing is, this is going on my non-street drag car, so I'm going to be throwing some high boost at it. The current gasket is one run from disaster, but given the fact that the car sat for like 4 years then was seriously flogged, I cant really complain. I just dont want to be "that guy" and blow up on the track and cause an hour delay.

 

I landed a free TD05-h turbo that i might try to fit in there. The poor stocker cant keep up on the top end, so it is time to go bigger. My bro has a T3 that he is going to rig up to his turbo loyale.

http://www.flatoutgroup.com/orders/2006FlatoutGasketsPDFECatalog.PDF

The thing is, this is going on my non-street drag car, so I'm going to be throwing some high boost at it. I just dont want to be "that guy" and blow up on the track and cause an hour delay.

 

Umm, sounds to me like you need to spend that extra little bit of cash and do it the right way. OE gaskets will not hold up very long under the stresses you have planned for that engine. A properly set-up o-ringed and copper gasketed EA-82 has not been tried, and I am almost 100% positive that the o-ring part is the missing link. It works for other engines, it should work for the EA-82.