Well its all back together now. I got the 1.9mm cometic gasket on Saturday in the post and fitted it today. The car ran like crap for a bit and i thought my valves were hitting for a second and i had a hot flush
. Turned out to be a dry hydraulic tappit from when i had stripped it down for cleaning and skimming.
The car now runs well.It feels completely different. It feels less torquey at pull away but it spools up faster and feels like it breathes better which is all to be expected. Shame my t3 turbo is a load of rubbish though. I noticed today theres a bit of the turbine missing on one of the props where my head gasket decided to make a swift exit.It was smoking anyway.Hopefully i can save some pocket money up for a hybrid t3 in a months time
