Hi
I'm wondering if anyone here has reduced the compression ratio on their VQ37 by the use of thicker head gaskets?
And if so what compression did you achieve with what thickness of gasket?
I'm about to install a GTM/Gamma TT kit and would like to drop the compression to keep it a bit more reliable under boost.
If I can't achieve that to some degree I'll most likely put in a water methanol kit to keep Charge temps down
Any ideas?
Cheers

 

There's an important announcement regarding GTM from our mods. Good luck with the install.

 

Explain??

 

I think he's referring to this...

DONT BUY FROM GTM/GAMMA

 

So no one here can help out with about reducing the compression on their G?
Where's all the guru's? I don't want to pull the motor out and put in low comp pistons

 

Through all my reading of the forums I have not seen anyone lower the compression by using a thicker head gasket. If you don't want to spend the money to buy low compression pistons that is just a risk you are going to have to take.

 

I want to say the head gasket will give only about a quarter-point reduction. Point me to engine specs and the difference in gasket thickness and calculating the reduction would be fairly trivial.

 

the OP already took a huge risk by going with GTM products, how much worse can the risk get by using thicker gaskets. id say go for it.

 

Might want to search/post this question on the 370Z board. I'm sure someone has experience with this over there.