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?

 

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....

 

I don't believe in re torquing.

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

 

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

 

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.

 

cool thanks

 

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

 

thx

 

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

 

never re-torqued here either.