And if so, what does it cost on average for the LT1? I don't want to pay a lot for gaskets, so any alternatives are welcome. Thanks

 

The only kit I saw and ended up using was the Trick Flow kit from Summit part number TFS-31400911 and it contains all Fel-Pro gaskets.

It sells for $318.

 

In the picture on the Summit website of the kit, there's two samll crooked gaskets, sitting inside the left valve cover gasket. Are these for the front and back of the intake manifold, and if so how well do they work?

 

Holy Christ there's gotta be a cheaper way to do it!

 

You don't use gaskets on the front and back. You use RTV. Earlier SBCs use gaskets.

 

When I recently had my engine completely apart, I did not need a complete gasket set. I spent $116 on gaskets.

That included:
timing cover
oil pan
rear main and rear main housing
head
intake
water pump
exhaust manifold

 

Those are the only gaskets I need to do an ENTIRE rebuild on EVERYTHING with all new gaskets?

Throttle body...
3 seals that go into the timing cover

 

I did not need the TB or round timing seals. There really is not an excess amount of gaskets on this thing.

 

I just spent ~ hr researching gasket sets that thunder and combo have, as well as making a chart, I've got a post here if you want to see it. What's a PITA is that a lot of sets are redundant with gaskets.

How are GM gaskets vs the Fel Pro's? I'll be using FP-1074's for sure.

I have to see about intake gaskets, since I'm going to be running ported heads, same with the exhaust gaskets since I've got Jet Hot Long tubes...