MAS Racing wrote:
stix wrote:
MAS Racing wrote:
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I will use Athena if I cant get anything else but I have not had good luck in the past with their gaskets.
What kind of problems you have with Athenas, installation probs or long term issues? BTW Randy is checking on the trans gaskets

I used to work for a shop and they always tried to save a buck on parts. I built a lot of high powered Yamaha Banshee engines. I've had quite a few vehicles came back because they had developed leaks in base and clutch gaskets on the Athena's. Plus they always stuck out just that little bit which annoys me. We ended up not using them anymore on the Banshee's at the shop and just stuck with OEM. I do not know what the fitment looks like for the Pilot gaskets from Athena but I know that I have heard other people complain. I would rather use OEM if I can but beggars cant be choosers. :)
Thanks for all of your help guys.
I have use quite a few of the Athena's on Pilot engines they stick out more than others and the material they use is the farthest from being OEM than all the others, the material is harder and ore brittle than all others, performance wise I cant comment but time will tell if we start having more leaks or blow outs.
Cant beat OEM really kicking myself for not buying 20 OEM sets when I could still get them.