e16se 150.8 bhp at flywheel melting head gaskets
Just put a new head gasket in after melting the gasket between clynder 1 and 2
Old gakset only did 100mile from new
I haven't been back out in the car yet due to crap weather
I hope I don't melt this 1 as well.
Car has been set up on a rolling road but 25miles after head gasket melted.
Any body had this problem???
Can I get a competition head gasket?????
What is the rest of the spec (ignoring bling bolt on bits)
e16se
standard head
standard block
arp con bolts
webber 45s
solid lifters
twin valve springs
hardened follower's
kent cam nvo082 ( 3250 7750 rpm)
Ashley 4 2 1 manifold and 2.5 inch system
standard 1.2 dizzy
all the rest including eng internals are new and rebuilt engine has only done 100 mile since I built it up. all engine honing and skimming done at ian myres engine rebuilders
no offence, but a very odd combo to manage 150bhp, but that as an aside, you have the iddues with it eating gaskets.
has it eaten a 2nd gasket, or are you just ovelry paranoid now?
You say standard but then mention skimming.what has been skimmed?
the head and block have been skimmed, not sure how much I had them done as well as having the bores honed at ian myres engine rebuilders in York.
I all so have a lighted fly wheel not sure how much was taken of this ether.
no only done 1 head gasket just wanted to know if any body has had this problem. yes not really wanting another head gasket to melt
Could have been a few things, like not torquing the head down enough or too much, a genuine duff gasket, dirt, detonation/hotspots etc.
I'd run with it and see what happens
Theres a stage of torquing to do after normal temp has been reached.did you do that?
no I did not
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