Whether you're making some stunning numbers with the help of a big-inch small-block, nitrous, or forced induction, higher cylinder pressure demands that the head gaskets are up to the task, or else ...

Like all the parts in your vehicle’s engine, the head gasket will eventually wear out. When it does, there are several symptoms that you shouldn’t ignore if you want to avoid damaging the engine. When ...

It's common knowledge that head gaskets are a necessary evil in our world of internal combustion. "The purpose of a head gasket is to seal the cylinder head and engine block," explains Kevyn Kistner ...

A cylinder head gasket forms a seal to prevent leaks between your engine's cylinder head and the engine block. It must contain the immense pressures created by the combustion cycle and seal the joint ...

One key area of differentiation - and a leading contributor to gasket reliability - is the number of layers in each MLS design, according to Fel-Pro(R) Performance Gaskets Product Manager Ron Rotunno.

Head gasket failure is a common engine killer. Anyone who's spent hours wading through Craigslist ads for high-mileage Subarus and 4Runners knows it. A component we never think or talk about goes, and ...

A head gasket is a part between your cylinder heads and the block. It preserves compression and stops coolant and oil leaks into the engine's cylinders, ensuring proper engine functioning. However, ...

Inside an internal combustion engine is an intricate web of small tunnels or passageways that enable oil or coolant to flow, which helps keep everything lubricated and operating at the proper ...

Cylinder heads get a lot of credit when it comes to engine power. Here at Jalopnik, we've touted the Chevy double hump heads' ability to shape small block V8 power and late-90s Vortec heads' status as ...