:::RHMT::: Real Home Made Turbo
General Category => Hybrid/Tech => Topic started by: turbob16hatch on April 10, 2010, 05:40:47 PM
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Well i have always heard you "should" stretch your rod bolts when using arp's. but is this 100% needed? Can i just torque them to spec and not worry about the stretch?
Also i have tried to look for the torque spec for these bolts but can't find them and i lost my packaging to look up the part numbers.
Please excuse my super noob post.
thanks
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Stretch is the best way as that is how fasteners work.
Which engine?
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It's ls rods in a d16.
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bump
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Stretch is what ARP recommends. I was a cheap ass and didn't get the stretch gauge so I just torqued mine down to the Honda specs.
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Stretch is what ARP recommends. I was a cheap ass and didn't get the stretch gauge so I just torqued mine down to the Honda specs.
Anything i should worry about just torqueing them?
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I havn't had any issues, but I am also not the smartest O0. I tightened mine down loosened them up and then torqued them a second time. Everything is still holding together.
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ARP shows 26 ft-lbs with their special lube.
0.005"-0.0055" stretch.
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I've built a few engines with just the torque spec and no rod stretch gauge. You will be fine.
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Thanks guys.
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I just torqued on mine as well. No stretch gauge.
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Also torqued mine to Honda specs, loosened, re-torqued.
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Different motor, but I torqued mine to ARP's spec of 45 ft*lbs lubed with engine oil. It worked fine so far.
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I never had a problem torquing it down to the factory spec + 10 ft lbs.
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I torqued them to 28ft lbs.
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I torqued them to 28ft lbs.
I torqued to 73.5 in. ft. in. lbs
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ARP shows 26 ft-lbs with their special lube.
0.005"-0.0055" stretch.
I torque mine to 30ft-lbs w/ ARP lube. :yes:
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i torqued them like 3 or 4 times to make sure they seated