hey im puttin my ls vtec to gather and i got arp rod bolts...they say with there lube torqe them at 26ftlbs....this seems a little low to me.....should i torqe them to factory honda ..or what they call 4...26ftlbs?????

 

i no alot of u guys r useing these bolts....what do u think???

 

i tq 32 lbs stock honda i believe

 

i did 26..if on the directions it says 26..then 26 it is

 

use rod bolt stretch as your guide, not ft/lb


or if you dont have a rod bolt stretch gauge that you can use, follow the manufactures(ARP) torque spes.


Modified by envision2teg at 11:34 PM 3/14/2005

 

New 3/8 inch ARP 2000 bolts, torques to 43 lbs.

 

for head bolts dart says to tq to factory specs
for head studs it says to torque to 72 ft lbs with moly lube on darts site


Modified by 2k.civic.si at 1:13 AM 3/16/2005


Modified by 2k.civic.si at 1:14 AM 3/16/2005

 

ok thanks...it says 26ftlbs...so it got torqed at 26ftlbs with there lube....thanks guys

 

My ARP rod bolt instrucitons say 43 with lube

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by asubennett &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My ARP rod bolt instrucitons say 43 with lube</TD></TR></TABLE>
Your bolts are the 3/8"(43#),his are the 5/16'(26#)
Glenn

 

yeah there are a lot of topics on everything surrounding the bolts but nothing exactly to the question of this post, i know cuz i searched like crazy, but just to clear things up on the arp website they have a list with the tq #s per part # so for the arp 8mm bolts is it 26lbs with the arp lube and you have to tq them down 4 times thats right, loosen and re tq in steps.

 

http://www.theoldone.com/articles/badtothebone/
taken straight from his site
"ARP studs are used in the block to yield consistent torque values for each head fastener. "
"The head is torqued to 64 ftlbs, using moly-lube on the studs, "

on arps site it lists all the way up to 80 ft lbs with 30wt. oil and 63ft lbs with moly lube for 208-4303 (gsr head studs) with use of moly lube http://www.arp-bolts.com/pages...q.pdf

head studs are very different from head bolts.....the factory specs are meant for head bolts not head studs


Modified by 2k.civic.si at 1:12 AM 3/16/2005

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chameleon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">arp website they have a list with the tq #s per part # so for the arp 8mm bolts is it 26lbs with the arp lube and you have to tq them down 4 times thats right, loosen and re tq in steps.</TD></TR></TABLE>

208-4303 gsr head studs from arp are 11mm not 8mm...they guy who started this thread stated he was building a ls/vtec setup which means b18 head studs must be used

 

yea 4 head bolts i just used new gsr oem bolts....what i was talkin bout was the arp rod bolts....but its kool now...i torqed them to 26ftbls 3 times...like they said....then checked my clearinses....and then assembled them 4 the last time...so they were torqed like 5 times.......my mains mesured .002 and the 2 outside rods were .002 and the 2 middle were .0015.....this is what u want 4 high revin...am i rite????

 

2k.civic.si ...u seem too think your pretty smart..no matter what direction this thread has taken...can u not read the title of the post???rod bolts...stop spurtin bout head studs

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GOLDBERG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">2k.civic.si ...u seem too think your pretty smart..no matter what direction this thread has taken...can u not read the title of the post???rod bolts...stop spurtin bout head studs</TD></TR></TABLE>

ooops....seem to think? dont get smart sparky...we all make mistakes

 

yep, but some more than others......