Head Stud Question
03-27-2008, 12:48 AM
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Re: Head Stud Question
Originally Posted by ratcityrex
what kind of timing are you running? how many lbs? Are you doing 5th gear rippers? Thats how I like to pop my hg 
Im running stock a6 block/head with the felpro mls hg from a z6. 12-13 lbs from a T04 40trim. and I torque them to I think 85 lbs. I always torque the d's 10lbs more than what you are supose too.
Im running stock a6 block/head with the felpro mls hg from a z6. 12-13 lbs from a T04 40trim. and I torque them to I think 85 lbs. I always torque the d's 10lbs more than what you are supose too.
this is the 3rd HG within maybe 5,000 miles of a fresh rebuild I had the head and deck milled i've always torqued it to 53 in the past so we'll see what 68lbs/ft does.
sorry for the thread jack but I hate making new threads when we can use old ones.
03-27-2008, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Re: Head Stud Question
Originally Posted by ifly87
as far as timing i'm pulling about .9 degrees/pound with base set at 16. 12 or so psi but will be going up to 20-25 within the next few days, I never do 5th gear rippers. I just finished putting a new hg in today torqued down to 68lbs, the manual say's 53lbs.
this is the 3rd HG within maybe 5,000 miles of a fresh rebuild I had the head and deck milled i've always torqued it to 53 in the past so we'll see what 68lbs/ft does.
sorry for the thread jack but I hate making new threads when we can use old ones.
this is the 3rd HG within maybe 5,000 miles of a fresh rebuild I had the head and deck milled i've always torqued it to 53 in the past so we'll see what 68lbs/ft does.
sorry for the thread jack but I hate making new threads when we can use old ones.
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