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Old 11-13-2025, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by steve25 View Post
On some gaskets for example like the 1016 and the lesser quality 8518 the opening is not round, it bit oval and such it’s bigger then a formula that assumes that the bore is round and the size of the cylinder.
True, but it's maybe a CC or 3 so.

It's just a rough calculator. Some manufacturers not only provide the compressed thickness, they also provide CCs, and you can pump that into the calc under the head volume to make up for it.


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