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stick with the felpro head gasket, I have never had one fail. the mr gasket exhaust/intake has worked best for me with the headers, I forget the #. [ I'm old]
I notice Felpro has 3 head gaskets for the 4.9. They have a $20, a 'severe duty' gasket for $30, and the hp gasket with pre flattened steel compression seal, and steel core laminate construction for $58.99.
On my first engine I used the cheapest of the gaskets, and when I pulled it apart two mechanics noticed that gasket was nearing failure between a couple of the cylinders. This time around I am using the ARP studs, and the hp gasket.