kenp 3 Posted October 19, 2007 The gf's 205 is having some work done shortly and the garage menetioned getting the head skimmed - I was always under the impression that this was a big no no for GTi heads? Whats the informed opinion here please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickie 3 Posted October 19, 2007 if the heads warped it should really be skimmed.. thats if its warped more than 0.05mm i think it is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted October 20, 2007 Skim away, You can get away with removing a fair amount, But you can also get repair head gasket's too if the head's that bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wardy18 33 1 Cars Posted October 20, 2007 whats the standard size head gaskets you should go for?! ive got a piper 270 cam fitted to a head im about to fit onto another engine, on teh piper site it says to take off so much of the head via skim, this is fine as i now know how to calculate how much should be taken off taking into account previous skims BUT once this is done i am assuming that figure they give is using an original head gasket but arent there different thicknesses?! thanx oh an sorry to jump in on ur thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
