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Old 10-08-2012, 08:31 PM
vitop vitop is offline
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Originally Posted by gsxr View Post
The block changed at that .971 engine number break point, and the gasket is block-specific. The heads received multiple upgrades as well but those updates were independent of engine number.

The final revision to the #22 head casting was to fully enclose the oil passage ahead of the #1 cylinder to help eliminate gasket failure in that location. Previous updates helped prevent cracking under high thermal loads.

That is interesting because the later gasket matches my early block, but not my early head.

Not much makes sense.
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