leem23vtec

Got my Arp rod bolts pressed in my b17 rods and the big end of the rod re-sized. My question is what should I torque the rod bolts down to? Arp suggest 50 lb/ft on the instructions, but that just seems to high. have also read a few post about guys snapping their bolts and half trying to torque them down to Arp suggested torque.

OMGRHD

I've got ARP studs in my b16 and there was some special torque sequence... but I can't remember. It was something like 40 ft lbs, undo the nuts, 40 ft lbs, undo the nuts, and then the final torque. It did feel tight but I had no problems with mine..... yet

SoTexDC2

I would discuss the torque value that ARP recommends with the machinist that re-sized your rod bore(s).

50 ft/lbs does not sound high to me. My forged rods with ARP bolts are torqued to ~80 ft/lbs.