Quote Originally Posted by afwfjustin
Just go through a few heat cycles (sounds like you have) and then re-torque the head bolts. Oh, hope you checked the head for straightness before putting it back on

After that, drive it like you stole it.
thanks for that. yea i feel dumb now. i never really thought about it. then today i was like wait.. its a motha fucking gasket why in the hell would i need to break it in??