Torque on ARP head bolts from GSCA club

gnnovas

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Jul 25, 2002
I bought a set of ARP head bolts from the GSCA club a couple months and did not get the box with the torque for the bolts. I called the club and the guy said to torque them to 85ft-lbs with 30wt oil. With ARP lube torque to 75ft-lbs. The ones that need sealer on the threads torque to 80ft-lbs. He seemed a little unsure so I called ARP. The girl asked what head the bolts had, mine have 6 point heads. She said torque them to 65ft-lbs with lube and if you use their sealer the torque stays the same. So now I'm confused. Can anyone on the page that builds motor tell me what the correct torque should be, because I don't want to be blowing head gaskets later. Thanks

Ken
87 GN
 
The 6 points are the cheap 180,000 PSI bolts. The 12 point bolts are 190,000 PSI. When I asked before about the 12 points it was 85 with ARP lube for all.
 
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