UPDATE: I got the Mahle (Victor Reinz) SC gasket, part #MS16355 (price $10.95 from Amazon) Compared to the Fel-Pro gasket, the VR is still paper, but is of a much better quality. When I laid the VR gasket down on the intake and around the 2 dowels, the gasket was completely flat, and all the coolant and bolt holes lined up with the ones on the intake. With the Fel-Pro gasket, I would have had to trim to elongate the holes to make it work properly, and may have needed to apply RTV to get it to sit flush on the intake. I can tell that with the VR gasket, if I need to remove the SC in the future, I bet the gasket will come off in one piece and I will most likely be able to reuse it. I am afraid that would not be the case with the Fel-Pro. I guess many people have GTP's in declining condition and this whole business of using a better gasket may be of little importance. I will make an effort to purchase Victor Reinz brand for other gaskets in the future. I have read numerous posts on there that many W-body car owners have already been doing that.
Not sure why I have never heard anyone complain about the Fel-Pro SC gasket (model MS95744) and the way it fits on the intake, and the gasket material is softer. Guess they work fine, I just want the better quality parts on my GTP.
I am going to order a few more spare Victor Reinz SC gasket, part #MS16355, I see RockAuto carries them for a much cheaper price $3.93, but they are on closeout. And RockAuto sometimes has ridiculous shipping costs, even when I got many items in one order. And anytime I need something from them in a hurry, it is over a week wait. With Amazon, I got the Prime membership, and I can get pretty much everything shipped to my doorstep in 2 days.
