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Torque
Specs
These specs may not be correct for your
application.
Verify your engine specs with a service manual
for your year and model.
always
torque
bolts in three equal increments
Bolts or Parts
Lube or Sealer
Torque to:
7/16 Main Caps (2 bolt)
Engine Oil
70 ft-lbs.
7/16 Inner Main Caps (4 bolt)
Engine Oil
70 ft-lbs.
7/16 Outer Main Caps (4 bolt)
Engine Oil
65 ft-lbs.
3/8 Outer Main Caps (4 bolt)
Engine Oil
40 ft-lbs.
Warning!!! If you
are using ARP bolts, you MUST use
their specs.
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3/8 Connecting Rod Bolt
Engine Oil
45 ft-lbs.
11/32 Connecting Rod Bolt
Engine Oil
45 ft-lbs.
Cylinder
Heads
Engine
oil
(blind hole)
Sealer
(water
jacket)
65 ft-lbs.
Rocker Studs (screw-in)
Engine Oil
50 ft-lbs.
Oil Pump
Engine Oil
65 ft-lbs.
Oil Pan
Engine Oil
12 ft-lbs.
Cam Sprocket (upper gear)
Thread Locker
20 ft-lbs.
Timing Cover
Engine Oil
6 ft-lbs.
Intake
Manifold
(Cast Iron
Heads)
Non- Hardening Sealer
30 ft-lbs.
Valve Cover
Engine Oil
3 ft-lbs.
Exhaust Manifold
Anti-Seize Lubricant
25 ft-lbs.
Spark Plugs
No Lube or Sealer
20 ft-lbs.
Flexplate
(Automatic)
Flywheel
(Clutch)
Thread Locker
60 ft-lbs.
Clutch Pressure Plate
Thread Locker
35 ft-lbs.
Centerbolt
(Harmonic
Damper)
Engine Oil
60 ft-lbs.
Bellhousing
(Transmission
to Block)
Engine Oil
25 ft-lbs.
Head
Bolt Tightening Sequence
Torque valve cover to 7 lb-ft. Make sure to use a hi temp silicone gel sealer especially on both surfaces of the "doughnut" type sparkplug well gaskets. Coz if you don
Coz if you no not they will leak and cause the sparkplug black ext sparkplugs down connector to rise up and gradually cause a skip.
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