machine head needed?

[68442]

Taking measurements on the head in the areas the haynes suggests with a carpenters square/straight edge I cannot fit .005 under anywhere, .008 is the limit. I was thinking about getting the head milled anyway but I feel I'm wasting my money. Agree? This will be a stock daily driver with a oem gasket.

 

[cruisintalonawd]

I agree if your not going to bump the boost up. Do you not have any thing under .005?

 

[68442]

.002 wouldn't go under each lengthwise, but .005 WAS going under dia. I then noticed some carbon causing that cleaned it off, tired .005 and thought good enough.

 

[phirn]

If its within specs and you aint bumping up boost use it. One thing why did you pull your head?

 

[DanThMan1983]

.002 is the tolerance I go by especially when building a turbo motor, if you can get anything over .002 under a straight edge on the deck surface or head surface it needs to be milled. also dont settle for the oem gasket its junk, step up to the metal multi layer

 

[68442]

What was to be a stock swap for the turbo turned into broken exhuast head bolts, broken easy out, so now its new head, timing belt, water pump etc etc. I need the experience anyways. 1st head swap.