****! i was torqueing the head to the ARP specs and yeah...stripped hole, so ill probably take it to a machine shop and have them drill out and helicoil the holes...****in great!

 

Holy hell! You stripped the threads in the block?!?!?!?!?!? What were you torquing it to?

 

Sounds like something you're looking forward to!

 

i went 20-40-60 ..arp says 60ft pounds.

 

Did they all let loose, or just one? And were you using a stock gasket or metal?

 

stock gasket, 2 are screwed i didnt wanna take chances with the rest, I have a gut feeling more will strip out...so ill probably helicoil all of them since i have everything apart still...ill also get my torque wrench checked again to make sure.

 

definitely get your wrench checked for calibration. Sounds odd that you'd strip out the iron block on two different studs at 60lb/ft. The block wasn't rusted was it???

 

no it was fine, i retaped it, looked fine, i gotta see where i can get it calibrated here

 

When you take the block to the machine shop go ahead and ask them where they get their stuff calibrated. Considering the precision work they do at machine shops you'd think they'd have their equipment calibrated often and would most likely have a good place to recommend (thats if they cant do it themselves).

 

yeah my machine shop used to send all their **** out...i dunno where i never asked ill ask and and see. its gonna be a bitch loading this thing up into the car lol. im so pissed off...

 

since where on the subject, what are the torque specs?

 

for ARP studs or stock bolts?

 

stock.....

 

55 - 60 ft/lbs... depending on if you are installing them dry or w/ oil.

 

this would explain the cam knock i hear......****.....mine are only at 20 ft each, no wonder there is a loud knock fro mthe cylinder head...

 

20lbs! Yikes! Didn't you read the manual before doing a head job?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?

 

i didnt do the job, thats why its like that....the PO rebuilt the head himself and did all the hard stuff right, but he couldnt do the damn bolts?????

 

ok, that didnt go so well, got the first bolt down the 35, then SNAP, went onto the second one, 30 SNAP, third, 40 SNAP.....etc good thing i already sold the car!

 

so you stripped yours too???
you gotta tell the person you sold it to now lol.

 

nope, didnt strip, plan old snapped..it stated in the ad that it had a valve train issue, so i guess this counts...

 

oh i see...i wish it woulda snapped rather then stripped

 

yea, when you break them you can still get them out..

 

come on, tire's are put on with more toruq then 20ft.