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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...
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