IMO, 65lbs is not enough if your running 25+ boost.
OK! How long have you had yer car? How many motors have you rebuilt? Your opinion means nothing to me! Your motor is a vin 7 rebuild which means any machine shop will build the bottom end to factory specs hynce "torque plate, 65 ft lbs". If you are trying to accomplish your goals at 25+, yer in for a world of hurt. If you can't do what you want to do at 20, you need to re-think yer mechanical ability. Points of fact: crank shaft (cast iron, has memory, not designed for 25+ boost, will bow), block (low grade cast, low nichol, 0.125 main bearing journals, known to twist and destort under boost.) Now! Addressing the gentelman that posted after you, it is good mechanical policy to check your head torque after 1 heat cycle. But, if you find loose bolts, you either have a bad torque wrench or you have sretched some threads. If yer using ARP head bolts then I'd say you streched the threads in the block.
Guys! This is not a pissin contest! If you have a question, I will do my best to answer it. Like Julio, I've been doin this for a long time but, don't talk trash. There was a question about the Howl & Sharp (I hope that's correct) roller rockers. Well, I don't know much about them because I designed my own, a couple of years earlier for 1/4 the price.
So sport! I ran a 12.8 with ZERO boost, none, natta! Just 6 cylinders and I was just playin. Spend the money, build a motor (pull it, take it apart, come up with the idea's, put it back together and put it in, YOUR SELF) then come talk to me. Now roll yer eye's (.).
