Is new head gasket a must?

suprra_girl · 10-01-2005, 01:21 PM

yeps 72 for new stock head bolts & arp head bolts... 82ft lbs for arp head studs

normally for stock gaskets etc... i torque bolts to 72 then after 1000km i retorque... but generally i have found they don't move... maybe you could retorque at 5000km but i think ur better off leaving it alone

my 2c worth

10-01-2005, 01:21 PM	#13
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	yeps 72 for new stock head bolts & arp head bolts... 82ft lbs for arp head studs normally for stock gaskets etc... i torque bolts to 72 then after 1000km i retorque... but generally i have found they don't move... maybe you could retorque at 5000km but i think ur better off leaving it alone my 2c worth __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!