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difficult to get a steel/steel quality head finish with a production shop fly cutter. You get a mild ripple on them. Starion 88-89 spec is the pick of the litter stock wise. I repeat. Never ever overheat it.


thanks for the info, dudes. i wonder why it is an issue with monteros re: head surface, because the OE honda HG are tri-layer metal, with aluminum head and block. people get heads cut all the time by whomever and use the OE gasket on that side of things no prob.

i will say that in the honda world...it seems everyone uses copper spray, so maybe that helps things. i never believed in it vs. hylomar.

so, i'll probably use the OE gasket for my year ('87). i like the idea of the aj usa gasket but composite OE seems like the way to go for my totally OE job.

'87 swb 5spd 2.6L Montero, >150k miles. Pretty much bone stock as purchased from user ToddStidham1, 'cept some Hella 500's, 700's and Hella ECE headlight conversions.

6'4", 315lbs