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So, I have the car nearly ready to get tuned on Friday and I am trying to get finished up however I keep thinking about the head gasket. On my previous build the head gasket manufacturer SCE recommended that I retorque the head bolts after heat cycling. InlinePro however did not make mention of this in the instructions for the new gasket.

Is there a need to retorque? Being that the factory headgasket does not require/recomend it I am inclined to say no but it only takes an hour so if it won't hurt I will do it.

Also the new head studs that I installed from ARP had noted in the instructions that the nuts be torqued to 95 ftlb where as another set I installed on local members car only required 85 ftlb per the instructions. Did anyone else notice this?

m R g S r

so the same model of headstuds from ARP required different torque numbers? you sure one wasnt with oil and one wasnt with the lube? i think i did hear something about ARP releasing new torque numbers for some of their studs. btw i think i did mine to 95....

siadam

I don't believe in re torquing.

I've NEVER done this on anything I've put together and NEVER had a headgasket failure.

JoeyBalls

Not threadjacking, but somehwat related, Where do I get "Molly lube" I heard I need it with the ARP Headstuds, Ia m trying the over my prematurely failed OEM

siadam

It's moly lube, and I think I picked some up at Advanced, or Auto Zone.

I'm sure you can order it from Summit/Jegs as well.

JoeyBalls

cool thanks

ghettocrxsi

Almost any auto parts store will carry molly lube joey, And I also have never retorqued a set of studs.

JoeyBalls

thx

chad86

didn't re torque mine either. so far so good.

teamvalorracing

never re-torqued here either.