Help on head bolt torque specs

mirage83 · 07-28-2009, 01:51 PM

72 ft/lbs for stock bolts. The 58 ft/lb original spec is responsible for a lot of BHG's as it's simply too low for the GTE.

If this is a newly rebuilt engine (or you replaced the head gasket, etc), after 5 heat soaks you'll want to re-torque them.

07-28-2009, 01:51 PM	#2
mirage83 12psi boost Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 359	72 ft/lbs for stock bolts. The 58 ft/lb original spec is responsible for a lot of BHG's as it's simply too low for the GTE. If this is a newly rebuilt engine (or you replaced the head gasket, etc), after 5 heat soaks you'll want to re-torque them.