Quote Originally Posted by lowcrx1
...want to run stock internals at the moment,but thinkin of getting a thicker head gasket like a hks 3mil, you guys reckon this would help stop my motor from blowing up...
LOL!!! No, all it will do is change the compression ratio and be thicker. Having the stronger internals won't guarantee it either but they are harder to break. The thicker head gaskets are supposed to be stronger but we have found that some makes can actually be weaker. More material that can fail is what it is. It's not the gaskets that fail because they aren't big enough it's the fact that the user puts too much boost in to it. Also other things like cooling, oil, fuel, timing and just the general tuning aren't correct and that helps the motor fail. I would run close to stock sizes on the gasket and maybe look in to a block guard, like a ring that goes around the cylinders. Not the best thing but it will help until you can afford to sleeve it. I wouldn’t run high boost, 15psi+, until you do some work on the internals. With the guard you might be able to get to 15 psi but I wouldn’t go too far over that. Then make sure you get a good tuner to work on the tuning. Should be good for a little while!