ok I have a 95 civic coupe with an ls/vtec fully built for turbo running 15 psi I blew my head gasket and I replaced it with a Fel-Pro {prolly not a good idea} but i did then i got in a hurry and threw it together no research {toure specs and sequence ..........} started it and white smoke poured out of the exhaust i have ARP head studs and I know what i did wrong now i torqued from the outside in and only torqued to 70 in steps of 25 50 70
so my questions are
1 can i reuse arp studs
2 is my head gasket shot
3 could i have just warped my head
4 is there any need for preformance head gasket
5 what do i torque arp studs too
6 tightening sequence is out to in right

sorry for the hastle thanks for your time

 

lmao... way to go buddy...

due to your lack of patience... now you must purchase new arp head studs, a new headgasket, and get your head decked. arp studs are torqued in 3 steps to 80 ft. lbs

and your torque secuence is from inside to outside... look it up!!!!! stop guessing your just gonna ruin more stuff.

 

dont listen to this guy...

you can reuse your ARPs as many times as you want...i have used them 10-15 time so far they are made to be reused...

yes you will need a new headgasket. Fel Pro is perfectly fine for a headgasekt but yes you need to buy a new one.

ARPs tq in 3 steps according to the instructions it should be 25-50-65 but most people tq down to 75 so 25-50-75 not many tq to 80 and if you do tq to 80 you better use lots of molly lube.

tq is inside out always cris crossing
9-3-1-5-7
8-6-2-4-10

 

so 70-75 thats it. Every body keeps sayin like 90-100 and where do i get molly lube and why do i got to get it re-decked i thought that aluminum would flex back when i correctly torqued it

 

yes 70-75 thats it and for the brave who have high hp set ups 80. NO WAY IN HELL 90-100 it would snap before that. Whoever told you that needs smacked. You can get molly at advance. You need molly for the correct tq reading. If you use other lube the tq spec wont be right because there is more friction with other lube so it makes you read higher.

you shouldnt need to get it redecked unless you overheated. guy is a moron who said that.

adn no aluminum wont flex back...when you punch a can of soda does it flex back???...