Anyone here using titan head gaskets?
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yup im running a titan 1.4mm, no problems or worries here, its a 3 layer mls, so im pretty sure it can handle about anything you can trow at it.
i ran a 1.4 and blew it do to improper block prep, i tried to hand lap it and was not succesful, i had the head machined to 25ra, and still lost the mhg,
i belive now i was not checking enough across the bores with a straight edge, it was warped a bit that i missed.
tho i didn't figure a cast block would warp much and the head very little..
any ways, running a 2.0 now and still a titian, i know it wasn't their fualt it failed.
i belive now i was not checking enough across the bores with a straight edge, it was warped a bit that i missed.
tho i didn't figure a cast block would warp much and the head very little..
any ways, running a 2.0 now and still a titian, i know it wasn't their fualt it failed.
Nope, Titan is a Cometic...got the rivets too 
Make sure you remove the rivets that can interfere with the seal.
Make sure you remove the rivets that can interfere with the seal.
jdub said:Nope, Titan is a Cometic...got the rivets too
Make sure you remove the rivets that can interfer with the seal.
I got a 2.0mm Cometic MHG and I was wondering what rivets do I need to remove or do I need to remove all of the rivets or will I be ok if I leave the rivets on?
There should be an instruction/spec sheet that came with the Cometic...it tells you what to do about the rivets.
Basically, you lay the MHG on the block with the index pins in place. Look at the rivets to see which ones are on the block deck surface. Take those out. A lot of guys take all of them out
Basically, you lay the MHG on the block with the index pins in place. Look at the rivets to see which ones are on the block deck surface. Take those out. A lot of guys take all of them out
Thanks for the info jdub. I did not know because I bought a new cometic headgasket from someone and I did not get any of that information. I will probably remove the rivets though. Thanks again.
Actually, I think they may have fixed that rivet problem... I know in the old days, Cometic had problems with that, but the last two Cometic/Titan hg's I got were fine... I have a Titan 2mm on my motor now and there are/were no rivets touching the deck surface, actually cleared them all fine... So if you dont have any touching, I wouldnt take any out...
BTW: Louis @ Paradise racing is running a cometic with arp's on his drag car thats pushing over 50psi and he hasnt blown it yet...
BTW: Louis @ Paradise racing is running a cometic with arp's on his drag car thats pushing over 50psi and he hasnt blown it yet...
i have ran a hks and now im running the titan... i didn't take the rivets out on either and i have never had any problems, and like reign said they weren't touching on me either
Reign_Maker said:
Yeah...heard that myself. That's why I told him to lay the MHG on the block deck. I didn't know if he had a current production Cometic or a used/new one made some time ago. If the rivets don't touch the deck, they don't have to be removed.
Yeah, it was a great design back then: I know, lets put this rivet right here in the middle, lol...
I had a Titan 1.4mm MHG on the engine I bought from Maxx Autoworks.
Lack of rivet removal and lack of a retorque (part my fault, part theirs. I was never instructed to retorque... but I should have figured that out on my own I guess) caused it to leak, not fail, after approx 15,000mi of hard driving. I can't say I've got any bad reviews about it!
Lack of rivet removal and lack of a retorque (part my fault, part theirs. I was never instructed to retorque... but I should have figured that out on my own I guess) caused it to leak, not fail, after approx 15,000mi of hard driving. I can't say I've got any bad reviews about it!
I've got the 1.4mm unit and no problems thus far for about two and a half years and about 35000 miles.
mdr40z said:
Well on horsepower freaks, they said the titan gasket should be good for 500 hp...
Right now I want to achieve 450hp and then think about 500hp plus.
I know if i get the stopper in now, I do not have to worry bout it later on
Cheers,
Roy
Thats to cover thier ass... Up to 500hp, hahaha... Like I said, Titan is Cometic, and Luis at Paradise Racoing is running them in his drag cars...tte said:
60psi on a Cometic guys... The other car they used to drag race was a Corolla, you can see it on the front page, and that one was running over 50psi with a cometic... Cometic is all they sell... They stand behind them, and Luis is a really good guy... Just take this for what its worth, its just my opinion, but: 9 times out of 10, if not 10 times out of 10, the reason an MHG blows is the owners fault, not the manufacturer...Luis@Paradise said: