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How far over 80ftlbs can i go safely on my headstuds?

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Old 02-21-2010, 10:56 PM
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Default How far over 80ftlbs can i go safely on my headstuds?
Wondering how far over 80flbs some of you guys are going? The block is iron...And with the boost levels this beast will be seeing im thinking a little more wont hurt....
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Around 90 ft/lbs is fine.
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I've done 90 but I won't go any higher than 85 on the standard arp studs. At 90 I got some thread binding between the stud and 12pt. nuts.
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