smoking 340

I honestly don't think the motor has enough time on it to have damaged the rings unless they were severly damaged during an itinial dry fire after sitting so long. I was wondering if the intake gasket was damaged - to me that seemed even more likely than a valve steam/seal problem even though I've never heard of it.

Boss if you would not mind, what exactly does that mean and is the fix as simple as replacing the intake gasket? Can it cause leakage into a single cylinder?

I appreciate any input - the car's power output is a total beast but obviously something needs to be fixed.