Is a Metal Headgasket Required for Boost?, Is it worth switching? Options

[WALKER]

Just out of curiousity, I am planning on boosting the 5S and am wondering if it is worth opening up the engine just to change the head gasket to a metal one? I mean isn't there some benefit to keeping the engine sealed up? Is it worth just leaving it until it fails (if it does)?

Any idea under what pressure the non-metal head gasket would fail? I have tried searching for information on the topic of keeping the non metal gasket, but everywhere I read just says to put in a metal head gasket when going with a turbo.

Just looking for some feedback.
Thanks.

This post has been edited by WALKER: May 2, 2007 - 1:04 PM

[x_itchy_b_x]

metal Hg is a good thing to have, especially for higher boost.

so are forged pistons, stronger rods, ems, etc...etc....etc... its not like the HG is the 5sfe's only weak point. i would rather stop any detonation from happening then to have a poor tune thats held together by a good head gasket.

who said anything about detonation? im not saying sacrifice one thing for another.
he asked whether or not its a good idea to have a metal hg. and it is in any light.