[Barry_R]

This is one area where I will disagree with Rick. Happens sometimes....

Fel-Pro 1020 gaskets go on dry - no sealant at all. With both surfaces perfectly cleaned using thinner or similar. If your block was properly machined they used a torque plate for honing. You should find out what torque spec and lube they used and mimic it. I normally run around 95 pounds with ARP lube - 60 pounds will not keep the heads from falling off

I only torque in two steps. First is to around 30 pounds - just enough to establish some preload. Second step is to full torque in a single smooth sweep. I do come back after an hour or so and loosen each fastener in sequence & re-pull it. The "cold retorque" process was something learned during my time with the Fel-Pro folks (I wrote the current Fe-Pro Performance catalog nearly five years ago).