[Barry_R]

The Fel-Pro 1020 is perfectly fine for 99% of the builds you'll find here. On iron blocks they go on dry. Some guys like a touch of sealer on aluminum blocks, although I use them dry on those as well. If you are blowing 1020 gaskets on anything below 800 horsepower (and most things above) you have an underlying problem that needs to be addressed.

For intakes I use and carry the steel lined gaskets for unported heads in both medium riser and CJ port sizes. If you need to port the gaskets we use a BT gasket from an Interface material that has the consistancy of floor tile - very durable. You can trim it but it takes a very sharp knife - which will be very dull when you're finished. I install intake gaskets with an extremely thin layer of TA-31 silicone.