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I full VRS kit, inlet manifold and turbo mounting kit should see you right. You'll need to remove the turbo to remove the exhaust manifold. Inlet manifold will come off to. Might as well clean the idle control valve etc while you're at it.

Mid life..... Hope you didnt take my response as a personal stab or anything. Thanks for the idea but not real keen on doing that as ive got plenty of funds to fix this just working out the best economical way to do it properly....

So what parts will I need? Just a full VRS gasket kit?

Who has used a metal gasket with only machining the head and not the block?

no offence taking at all mate just offering a way to keep it going till you chase up the bits :-) but if funds arnt a problem im sure it will be sorted out sooner than later .

cheers dean

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