96mm gaskets on 94mm block?

[db484bhpv8]

Just noticed the 50 thou MLS gaskets i have are 96mm and not 94 as per my 4.6
I guess this shouldnt be an issue and if anything will help a little further to bringing my CR down.

Any reason i shouldnt use these?

[Alexdaredevils]

I use MLS on my ls 5.3 but the gaskets are 5.7 and the bore is the only difference, no one appears to have issues and gm don't stock anything else
Hope this helps

[Sardonicus]

db484bhpv8 said:

Just noticed the 50 thou MLS gaskets i have are 96mm and not 94 as per my 4.6
I guess this shouldnt be an issue and if anything will help a little further to bringing my CR down.

Any reason i shouldnt use these?

The Elring OE gaskets Derek are 95mm anyway when I checked, so there is no reason not to use the MLS gaskets, better than the other way gasket protrusion into the combustion area.

[macdeb]

Sardonicus said:

db484bhpv8 said:

Just noticed the 50 thou MLS gaskets i have are 96mm and not 94 as per my 4.6
I guess this shouldnt be an issue and if anything will help a little further to bringing my CR down.

Any reason i shouldnt use these?

The Elring OE gaskets Derek are 95mm anyway when I checked, so there is no reason not to use the MLS gaskets, better than the other way gasket protrusion into the combustion area.

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[spend]

Block out and have the tops of the liners tapered to match the gasket, or were you measuring the bore instead of the dia at the very top of the bore (or even possible the engineers stitched you up by not putting any taper at the top of the sleeve )