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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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Torque the headers?

How much lbs should i torque my headers?
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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I believe it's 25 ft lbs....
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 07:44 PM
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go from the inside out too.
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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Originally posted by 25THRSS
go from the inside out too.
Crawl inside the motor?????

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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 10:46 PM
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heheheh....he means the bolts closest to the center primary and tubes and work your way out from the centre.......

i know you already know this...so....hhaaha

but as for the torque, good luck getting a torque wrench in there...might be able to get a few...but you wont get them all. just get them as tight as you can...drive the car for a day or two and then retighten....repeat this procedure as necessary
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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Originally posted by AJ_92RS
Crawl inside the motor?????

hahahaha, funny, but darbleinad knows what I meant.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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thanx a lot.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 12:46 AM
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lol... that was funny.
A tip that has worked for me.. be sure to put a thin coating of ultra copper RTV on the gaskets before putting them in as well. It's kept me from having a (standard) gasket ever blow out even with loose bolts. Might just be my luck too but, every little bit helps.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 06:41 AM
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thats also a good suggestions, there Deadbird. i have used the ultracopper RTV on collector gaskets on headers that have warped flanges and it worked quite well.
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