Main stud torque

what should the main studs be torqued to? Also, the block and caps show some fretting. Someone suggested I wipe some antisieze between them and torque them a little more. Sound ok?

jbozzelle wrote:what should the main studs be torqued to? Also, the block and caps show some fretting. Someone suggested I wipe some antisieze between them and torque them a little more. Sound ok?

i have to ask are you torquing them down as installing them in the block? or do you mean finish torque crank installed?

studs should be hand tight bottomed in block. i just want to make sure we were on same page.




as far as antisieze question..............NO!

1] like boss 429 said.....antisieze between the cap and block is a joke.
2] have you ran these studs before?......if so what lube and tq. was used?

They are used. I got them from Ladowski so I don't know what he torqued them to or with. I'll have to call and ask.

How will what was used before as lube affect them this time?

You got the block and the studs from Kyle?

Not Kyle, but Cody. I got the entire shortblock from him. I do recall seeing some ARP lube on the studs when I disassembled it. The shortblock was ran in it's current form. We disassembled it at the Bash for inspection. I'm currently cleaning and reassembling it.

My best quess is 115-120 with 30-40 wt. oil and make sure the housing bore is in spec.

Thanks