I reused the stock bolts. I did clean them up and they were lubed before torquing. I did also blow out the bolt holes. Which appears that wasnt the right way to do things. Ill get the new gaskets and look into bolts.
when you "lube" the bolts dont just dip them in stuff. I like to brush on the ARP torquing lube. If you get too much down in the hole it can create a hydro loc situation and throw your torque readings all off. what kind of torque wrench did you use? i always use my dads snap on torque wrench and i torque in 3 phases.