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hi
the head gasket suplied in my gasket kit does not look well made so i am looking at athena gasket,
are they any good ? my engine is stock. any advice welcome.
thanks mark.
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I like to use original head gaskets, but you put o/e next to Athena and they look just as good.
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thanks for the advice,it is hard to tell from a picture.
are the yamaha ones resonable money,
does anybody know the part number
thanks mark
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Re: head gasket

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1JK-11181-00

You can sometimes find O/E ones for similar money to Athena, but I did have a quick look yesterday and found nothing
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