Vortec intake gaskets??

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I haven't done an intake gasket on a Vortec 5.7 in quite a while. What gasket set is the best? I know they've had improvements through the years and I've always had the best luck with Fel-Pro but I see Fel-Pro even lists a couple of different gasket kits. What's been your experience and what kit do you recommend?
 

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You’d want the ones with the metal backing plate. I’ve always used this one since it comes with new manifold bolts:

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It's interesting they recommend replacing the bolts. You wouldn't think as low of a torque value as is used on those bolts that you'd need to replace them.
 

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Stick with Fel-Pro sets and do the bolts. When bolts are tightened, they stretch, simple as that. Make sure to tap threads and clean where new bolts will thread in to.
 

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I haven't done an intake gasket on a Vortec 5.7 in quite a while. What gasket set is the best? I know they've had improvements through the years and I've always had the best luck with Fel-Pro but I see Fel-Pro even lists a couple of different gasket kits. What's been your experience and what kit do you recommend?
The first post I made on this forum was when I was about to tackle the job you are getting into. See attached below. Maybe you might find something in there that helps you out. Good luck.

 
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I appreciate the info, mostly wondered about any improved intake gaskets. I was a dealer tech when these came out new, had the pleasure of doing them under warranty back then. I have my Snap-On brick for the distributor setting also.
 

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The Felpro kit I used were the much improved kit over the OEM GM ones. It came with all the rubber/metal reinforced lower intake gaskets, as well as upper intake and fuel line O-rings, and valve covers x2. The Felpro intake bolts had blue locktite pre applied. Like @OR VietVet said, one thing I would have done differently, is thread chase all the threaded inserts I was bolting up to.
 
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