Base Gasket

[fsuroxu]

I pulled my top end apart, ordered a piston kit from someone here so now I need a new base gasket. Bike is all stock so should I go back with stock Yamaha or something else? I had a Vito's on it before but I read on here they have put out some bad ones lately. Any suggestions?

 

[bagds101]

i have 3 factory replacements laying around. pm me if you want one.

 

[98blaster+4]

i would always use a factory yamaha base gasket if you can get one. dont get the vitos. heres a link to what im talking about

http://www.blasterforum.com/connecticut-45/meet-awk-live-31517/index2.html
post 18 or 19 i believe

 

[royalt67]

Yeah the guyat Duncan Racing told me the same thing. they only use factory base gaskets. Totally superior.

 

[super noober]

cometic EST gaskets are the sh*t. I:I

 

[brandoz28]

cometic or yamaha, bypass the vito's

 

[bagds101]

the 3 factory replacements i have are from namura. they actually say high performance gaskets, but as far as i could tell the head gasket and everything else is the same as stock.

 

[OConnor Racing]

The factory base gasket has steel on the inside of it. Paper gaskets can get sucked in under the cylinder. I've seen it three times this year. Nothing but Yamaha base gaskets for me from now on.

 

[hudack]

i tryed a vitos gasket and the f**ker leaked no more vitos for me

 

[royalt67]

The factory base gasket has steel on the inside of it. Paper gaskets can get sucked in under the cylinder. I've seen it three times this year. Nothing but Yamaha base gaskets for me from now on.

I like all the extra squish they have too. Graphite coated on both sides.

I run two of em, one on each side of a 1mm spacer. Seals perfectly.

 

[Kgibson]

What is does the stock gasket measure. The paper are .018, seems like stock are thicker.

 

[mmajay]

Stock gasket is .80 mm, its actually the same as the paper ones although it dont feel like it. I measured both. Sorry but i am a machinest and do all my measureing in MM. In inches both the paper i have and the stock are.0315 in inches. So i guess paper gaskets vary in size quite a bit.

 

[OConnor Racing]

stock gasket is .020" compressed.

 

[Whitty21]

sorry for the thread jack, but are cosmetic gaskets paper or copper?

 

[super noober]

sorry for the thread jack, but are cosmetic gaskets paper or copper?

google cometic EST gaskets to see them. the head gastke it a multi layer deal tht is rivited together. they claim there is no need to retourque after instalation and they are correct. i installed this head back in march and have never retorqued it and there is ZERO two stroke spooge. and cometic will also make you custom base gaskets. I:I I:I

 

[Whitty21]

thanks noob, what does ken think of them?

 

[royalt67]

Now I'm going to have to break out my calipers. IMO the K&S cheapie paper gaskets off ebay look (and feel) like they are about half the thinkness of the stocker. I might even have a used stocker to measure as well.

 

[mmajay]

stock gasket is .020" compressed.

So i guess the stocker compresses about .010" give or take. I measured a new one i just ordered only because i didnt want to chance the paper gasket provided with my motor.

 

[Kgibson]

I just picked a stock one up today and it was .022, so Ken's .020 squished is correct

 

[brandoz28]

http://www.blasterforum.com/general-support-17/measurements-needed-27220/


there's what i got from both