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    Engine repair or swap to LDS?

    The fire rings are integral in the gasket. No sealer is used you install dry. You need to make sure the heads are flat and the block is clean. No re- torque is necessary. The torque on the studs depends if you have a TD block. That stands for thick deck. Those torque to 157 ft lbs. I used ARP...
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    Engine repair or swap to LDS?

    No that is the old style ones. The newer ones are black and don’t have those slots
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    Engine repair or swap to LDS?

    I would not get too concerned about the .005" limit. Focus on getting the seal area for the combustion chamber to clean up. The last set I had done we took off .010" didn't cause any issues. The valves still had some recess. Eddie
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    Engine repair or swap to LDS?

    If your EGT got to 1300*F post turbo that's hot. Most set 1300 as an upper limit Pre Turbo.
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