Stock gasket would appear to be 1mm according to the US guys

MR2OC LINKY HERE

You'll need to register, something I seem to keep saying this week lol

cheers dude,
i'll have a look. did put a post up on the oc and alltrac.net not had any replies as yet.

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Pete
ST185
Basingstoke

whoa, after reading that, think i best be goin down to mcdonalds and getting me a supersized gasket with them fries....lol

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Pete
ST185
Basingstoke

The 205 has a gasket of 1.2mm, "think" the paper gasket on the 165 and 185 is 1.0mm

Think I put the custom piston part number in the piston thread? Anyhow I'll ensure your info is incorporated into that thread...

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95 ST205 - slept for 10 years, now waking up...
Avensis
http://www.gtfours.co.uk
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Turbocharging - the replacement for displacement

LOL

Maybe you could use the burger carton and a MHG?

I guess the only safe way is to CC the block and the head and pick an appropriate head gasket

I **think** i've heard tell of a 1.8 HG but could be very mistaken on that

Yous might actually be worse too since you have a couple of thou ceramic coating

Cometic manufacture one iirc - www.gtschris.com should be able to help

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Kris
95 ST205 - slept for 10 years, now waking up...
Avensis
http://www.gtfours.co.uk
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Turbocharging - the replacement for displacement

ye i've seen 1.8mm head gaskets somewhere, cant remember where though.

it is very thin layer of ceramic coating on the pistons, but it all adds up....the joys of taking your engine apart....lol thought i was goin to get an easy ride with them pistons too....hahaha

lol, thats who i got my 1.4mm off of, that'll be where i've seen the 1.8 then...

my other gasket is still all packeged up, guess it should sell

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Pete
ST185
Basingstoke

Ok it’s like 2am in the morning & I’ve had a load in the pub & I’ve just had the worst 2 weeks of my life so far so please take this reply as off the cuff should it offend anyone…
But…
If I was you at this time I would send those pistons back & inform them that regardless of what they think to be right they want to start making pistons to complement the stock C/R end of, also state you brought the pistons on the premise that they were an OEM replacement & at there own admission they are not so you are expecting a full refund or a correctly machined piston set at no extra cost.
Why do these companies make what they feel is right & expect the consumer to just roll over & play ball??
Why do we always just except what people say & give us without kicking up if it is wrong??

Who knows & like I say if I have said anything that may offend then please just ignore my ramblings, it just a statement of what I would do at this time

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wish i could type that well when im tanked up to the eyeballs....

no offence taken at all mate. I can understand where ya coming from

problem is i didn't buy them from JE, i brought them from another owner from the OC, and from what i can gather he initially brought them through top end performance in the states.

i have email JE back bout there STOCK 1.4mm gasket, but i cant check my emails at work and they are 7 hours behind our time.
Just have to wait and see if i get a reply, im not expecting one tbh

Does anyone know if fensport are aware of this or do they sell custom JE pistons to there own specification? just a thought

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ST185
Basingstoke

I think their ones are custom. The part numbers for the custom 8.5:1 CR are listed in the piston thread...

The 9.0:1 pistons seem very common and freely available, wonder how many people have these in their engines?

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95 ST205 - slept for 10 years, now waking up...
Avensis
http://www.gtfours.co.uk
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Turbocharging - the replacement for displacement

No idea about Fennies Pete

JE do list 8.5 pistons (as shown in Kris' piston info thread) so I imagine Fennies sell those for the 205 application

For 185s who knows. Maybe you have to tell them. Maybe they ask. Maybe you always get 8.5

Yeah I am impressed too, especially since I cant remember typing it out!!
Infact I cant remember how I got home or anything

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lol nice one m8, good night was it?.....or can't you remember...lol

anyway, no reply from JE yet, but it is saturday so i'll give it till monday.

cheers for all ya help though guys

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Pete
ST185
Basingstoke

quote from email i've just received from JE

"The US motors run different thicknesses. Thanks,"

I thought they were the same?

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Pete
ST185
Basingstoke

just got this off of alltrac.net...





well ya learn something new everyday......guess ya can't blame JE for that

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Pete
ST185
Basingstoke