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Head gasket differences - N/A vs Turbo

Postby dapinky » Thu 04.01.2007, 16:38

Hi does anyone know the difference?

As far as the head gasket goes, the part number is different on the N/A & Turbo (6103S & 6104S respectively), but that info is only from the parts manual and I don't know what the actual difference is, or whether it will work with the turbo motor (I presume that it'll probably fit, but I don't know how it will function!).

The reason for asking is that there are some N/A ones in the lotus parts sale, but not Turbo ones.

At £2 a throw is it worth a punt, or money down the drain?

Will it work at all, or just not for very long?

How about limited boost?

I don't want to buy something which aint any good at all, or to spend hours changing/fitting something which won't work, but to maybe keep as an emergency 'spare' could it be worthwhile??

Answers on a postcard please :D
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Postby Sy V » Thu 04.01.2007, 16:48

OK, I'll go and buy a postcard...what's your address and are you paying postage?

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Postby dapinky » Thu 04.01.2007, 16:53

Yeah, okay, it's my own fault......... I should have known better :D

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Postby Dico » Fri 05.01.2007, 14:21

Like you said Pinkster, probably aint worth putting all that labour in only to find it don't work :?
















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Postby Sy V » Fri 05.01.2007, 14:36

Dave

All I was going to offer that the compression ratio on the NA is higher, IIRC.
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Postby Sy V » Fri 05.01.2007, 14:40

Alternatively, perhaps Lotus gave it a different part number so that when it was included in a head (gasket) set you could differentiate between an NA set (and its contents) vs a turbo set and its specific contents.

Thinking out loud, here.

Bottom line is that I don't really know... :(
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Re: Head gasket differences - N/A vs Turbo

Postby Specky » Sun 22.02.2009, 14:49

I know this is a bit late, but I now have a new N/A head gasket... I'l take a pic or two sometime

Can some post a pic of an SE gasket please

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Re: Head gasket differences - N/A vs Turbo

Postby bobbrown » Sun 22.02.2009, 16:45

What you need is the thickness of them new as probably the rest is the same.
The Natasp has a higher compression ratio but this is normally done with the pistons crown heights.

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Re: Head gasket differences - N/A vs Turbo

Postby dapinky » Sun 22.02.2009, 20:24

Specky wrote: I now have a new N/A head gasket...


I do hope you got it from Clemo, and didn't pay top dollar from anywhere else.....

.... I bought up the stock from aftersales 2 years ago, and by the time the 'ordered' ones had gone, the spare couple went down to Torquay for LEC storage :roll:
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Re: Head gasket differences - N/A vs Turbo

Postby Specky » Sun 22.02.2009, 20:28

Nope... :(


Lotus Garage... :cry:

































SGT 75% 0ff sale.... with a quite a few other N/A bitz.... :-D

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Re: Head gasket differences - N/A vs Turbo

Postby dapinky » Sun 22.02.2009, 20:39

Thats okay then........























.....as long as you didn't pay over 2 quid :?
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Re: Head gasket differences - N/A vs Turbo

Postby Specky » Sun 22.02.2009, 21:05

I did... :(

£14 squid,

Better than nearly 60 squid thou

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