Does anybody know of a pattern head gasket that is thinner than a genuine Ford item, for a 2.0 silvertop Zetec?

I am going to skim 0.5mm off the head, and hopefully find a 0.5mm thinner gasket to raise the compression.

This should still leave me enough for a head skim/blown head gasket, at a later date.

Thanks in advance

Focus RS is a 3 layer metal head gasket, ST170 is a 4 layer metal gasket. Both are thinner than the standard silvertop gaskets, but I can't find out by exactly how much....

Thanks for that.

I take it the later gasket will fit the silvertop?

yes, it will. If you find out the exact thickness of any of the gaskets, do let me know.

Tom

Of course I will let you know, no problem.
Thanks for the info