[mickmate]

Good advice on torque numbers and pattern. Remember torque isn't to get it tight, it's to keep it even!Have you machined alot off the heads or decked the block as this may need some matching machining on the manifold. I assume you sucked an end gasket in. If you get them clean and stick the ends good at the overlap and have a good manifold-valley match it will work.
Suck squeeze bang blow gotta love it.