I see the Atlantic advertises head gaskets as "composite" and they also seem to offer a standard type gasket. Do I want the composite ones?

I plan on ordering most parts from my regular foreign car parts source - fap99.com. The prices are about 1/2 of Atlantic but they do not offer the composite head gasket.

Thanks,
Dave K.
'95 Disco with blown head gasket (s)...

 

I've only seen and used composite head gaskets. Most people use composite I believe also they give you a little head space when you get the heads planed down flat.

 

I havent talked to this company but on a another rover forum someone wrote:

Cometic recently, and they now have 4.0/4.6 MLS gaskets!
If these things can seal up a 7500 horsepower top fuel engine running 70 pounds of boost, they'll seal up our 9.5:1

Wouldn't hurt to find out thoe.


http://www.cometic.com/

Good luck, Chris

 

i have used Cometic in my racing engines in the past and it held everything I threw at it. However the key thing in any good gasket is to make sure the mating surfaces are flat.

 

I put an inquiry in. I'll report on what I hear...

Dave K.

 

+1...nothing else matters if you don't have this condition.

 

I thought that was obvious...

 

I got a quote of $100 EACH for these head gaskets. Thinking about it...