ometic might not be the first name coming to mind when you think gaskets, but to top-line NASCAR engine builders and to NHRA drag-racing teams nationwide it sure is. Since 1989 this Ohio company has been the main supplier of high-performance gaskets to all those racers, customers demanding the best. All that is now available in the V-twin market with Cometic Gasket’s EST Gasket Kits.
     Cometic EST (Extreme Sealing Technology) Gasket Kits are available for all Harley-Davidson applications. There are top-end kits, complete kits and individual gaskets offered. Every gasket is as good as it gets because decades of racing experience have kept Cometic at the forefront of high-performance materials. Working with the best and fastest in the business keeps Cometic striving to develop the best gaskets in the business. If Cometic Gaskets are good enough for the likes of a NASCAR Cup Team and guys like Warren Johnson on the drag strips you know they’re going to be more than up to the job for a Harley-Davidson rebuild, stock or high-performance.
     Every EST Gasket Kit includes the “best of the best,” the finest gaskets Cometic makes. It’s going to include the best MLS (Multi Layer Steel) head gaskets, the best single-layer steel base gaskets, it’ll include Cometic’s high-performance Viton valve stem seals and the AFM (Aluminum Foam Material) primary gaskets that virtually guarantee a leak-free seal. This is a premium package and top to bottom there’s every gasket and crush washer needed to properly assemble an engine. And there are options. There’s a .030-in. MLS head gasket available, .010-in. thinner then stock. It’s a direct bolt on to boost compression and it’s fully compatible with stock engine internals. There are head gaskets available all the way up to a .120-in. thick, too, useful for some stroker applications. Here’s another bonus: disassemble an engine put together with Cometic Gaskets and there’s no tedious scraping or cleaning. The gaskets peel right off.
     Cometic EST Gasket Kits aren’t just any gaskets. They’re the choice of the pros. This is going to cost a little more than some kits on the market, maybe $15 or $20 more, but in the long run that’s money well spent. Pro racers think so. Cometic Gaskets are all available through Drag Specialties.