86 or 86.5? Im assuming 86.5 since you posted in the mk3 forum. So going on that assumption....
The least expensive and easiest thing to do for the BHG is to get a quality stock replacement gasket (by quality I mean a good brand) and a set of ARP head bolts. Clean your parts well when doing this. Use chemical cleaners on the head to remove the residue of the old gasket because scratching it with a scraper is a real bad deal. I would recommend since you already have the head off, having it rebuilt anyways but you dont have to. It kinda depends on if you want to do this job again sometime down the road. Put it all back together and torque the head bolts properly (in sequence and in stages) to...I'm unsure of the spec on ARP bolts but I know the stock ones can take 75lbs...someone else here know the torque specs for ARP?
If you follow that you should pretty much be safe from ever having a BHG again.
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