JDSfastGN
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- Jun 16, 2001
Ok guys I've done a search and still have not come to a conclusion on retorquing heads. I have heard that you can not get a good torque on the head bolts when the motor is in the car, and I have to agree. The Felpro 9441 gaskets I used said that they did not need to be retorqued, along with some of the info I read about the ARP bolts I used. I know it can not hurt. But I don't think there is much use, because of having stock iron heads and a stock type gasket. The stock type gaskets do not compress that much. Now on aluminum heads I can understand, because of the affects heat has on aluminum. On my last rebuild I used stock gaskets and no retorque and they survived all the beating I could dish out. I never saw any knock, so that could be a reason. If run right and not detonated badly is there much use in retorquing if I don'tplan on running much more than 19-20#s of boost? Some swear by retorqing but I never have, and have never blown a head gasket in any car. Our 85 has stock gaskets and has survived 50,000 miles with a lot of abuse and detonation problems. Thanks for any opinions