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Sdsmracer99
DSM Regular
Joined: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:48 pm
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Location: Norwalk, CA
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 to the people using ARP's heyyyy its been a while.... how u guys been? well i have a question for the guys running on the ARP head bolts. i was wondering how tight you guys are running them?? i pretty much blew my head gasket. so long story short i am getting these bad boys since they seem to be popular and they seem to hold well. i am also going with the Mitsubishi composite head gasket since i am not really planning on running super high boost. just 14psi at the most. but yeah i was just wondering how tight you got your bolts and if i'm doing the right thing. ha thanks guys.
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clockworktoy
Squish Face
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
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Location: LBC
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Re: to the people using ARP's With the provided arp lube i set mine to 95 lb/ft and they hold the head down great.
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Sdsmracer99
DSM Regular
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Location: Norwalk, CA
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Wally
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Joined: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:59 pm
Posts: 2238
Location: Los Angeles 90006
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Re: to the people using ARP's Mine are at 70 and I was running 15psi and my headgasket is still good. I was told 70 is good by god himself but idk I might need to torque it down some more. Do it in the correct order and in 3 steps that's how I read to do them.
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H8VTEC
Quagmire
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Location: Alhambra
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Re: to the people using ARP's 95 ft/lbs
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SOADweskey
No More 2.3L
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:36 pm
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: to the people using ARP's I'm using the mitsu multi layer head gasket and my arps are torqued to 95 ft-lbs of course tightened in the right sequence and in 3 steps then checked after about a week of driving.
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boosting_laser
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Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 10:48 pm
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Location: Whittier
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Re: to the people using ARP's _________________Hugo Best 1/4 mile: 10.78 @ 131, 27psi, E85
Best 1/8 mile: 6.97 @ 101, 29 psi, E85531.5whp 414.8tq @ 29psi, FP3575 on Q16 
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Illeagle
Talon of Doom
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 10:07 am
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Location: Long Beach
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Re: to the people using ARP's Mitsu MLS, ARPs @ 85ft lbs, 30PSI of boost.
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Wally
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Joined: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:59 pm
Posts: 2238
Location: Los Angeles 90006
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Re: to the people using ARP's I thought only tty bolts stretch I didn't know arp's could stretch like that. I'm going to torque my head down some more.
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| Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:29 pm |
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Sdsmracer99
DSM Regular
Joined: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:48 pm
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Location: Norwalk, CA
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SOADweskey
No More 2.3L
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:36 pm
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: to the people using ARP's If you want to re-use them later without worries it is a good idea to measure them to insure that they are still good. It will give you peace of mind for the future uses of the head studs.
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Boost Creep is your turbo's way of calling you a little bitch for not running enough boost.
452 AWHP 446 lb ft of torque e85 FTW!!
"They are cool manly men now those DSM owners. Before it was just pasty white nerds, metro hair Asian kids and fruit pickers. They do real car club stuff and everything. Sometimes they even spend money here :-/"
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fmedgsx
DSM Regular
Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:48 pm
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Location: san diego the whales vagina
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Re: to the people using ARP's one thing i want to add is that the concept that boost pops head gaskets is wrong. it is the knock insued by the excess boost that creates the excessive cylinder prressures lifting the head. with that said im running arps with moly lube @95 lbs/ft torque
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Sdsmracer99
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Location: Norwalk, CA
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Re: to the people using ARP's ok its settled. 95lbs/ft is what im going to do. ummm now i have a question. should i stick to the composite head gasket or should i man up and pay up for the multi layer headgasket? what do u guys suggest?
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Erix
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Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:10 pm
Posts: 4767
Location: 818
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Re: to the people using ARP's what setup are you goin with on your car? depends on how hard you'll be pushing it maybe?
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Sdsmracer99
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