Hi Don,
sorry i meant 0.25mm not thou so c. 10 thou. The thicker gasket gives 0.3mm so in theory if only 0.25mm is taken I end up with more clearance than I had before and there was no sign of any piston/valve contact.
I think I will go this route rather than trying to procure a later head. I have been looking for a later head for a year with no joy and this head is the original to the car with a nice camshaft and valves/springs etc.
This is the elring number I have for the thicker gasket 772 968 which is bmw no 11129065639
Regards,
Rohan
sorry i meant 0.25mm not thou so c. 10 thou. The thicker gasket gives 0.3mm so in theory if only 0.25mm is taken I end up with more clearance than I had before and there was no sign of any piston/valve contact.
I think I will go this route rather than trying to procure a later head. I have been looking for a later head for a year with no joy and this head is the original to the car with a nice camshaft and valves/springs etc.
This is the elring number I have for the thicker gasket 772 968 which is bmw no 11129065639
Regards,
Rohan