rod bolt help
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rod bolt help well i am trying to find out how tight i have to make the rod bolts i have looked all around for this and i have found it to be 20 flb and then 55 degrees is this right that sounds very low is that right
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OK took me after seeing those specs on a page to see what you mean. 55º past tight, which I find silly since why provide a torque spec then? Why not 25ft/lbs? And beyond that you come across the problem of having to guess when you're at 55º.
Anyways, here ya go
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/torquespecs.htm
Says 45 ft/lbs
Anyways, here ya go
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/torquespecs.htm
Says 45 ft/lbs
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but from what i see the 96 lt1 is very diff then the 94 lt1 look here maybe this will work
http://www.alldatadiy.com/alldata/AF...29591/42029594
http://www.alldatadiy.com/alldata/AF...29591/42029594
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http://shbox.com/1/torque_angle.jpg
If you choose the simple torque only method, it should be 47 lb. ft.
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Here is an email I received from Eagle about torquing ARP bolts.
I did 45, though... 40 doesn't seem like enough! 
We do not have a spec with oil. Use moly lube only. They should be torqued to 40 ft-lbs with moly lube.
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The torque/angle tightening method is not only for torque-to-yield bolts. People seem to think they are the same thing. They are not.
You are correct they are not only for torque to yield, they now use this approach for every fastener, but with torque to yield you MUST use the angle meter where as with ARP type fasteners are not Needed but is a good measure. Before these one time usage bolts there was only the good ole torque wrench, heck even the ones with the pointer that kept your hands shaking trying to read the number lol. but it all worked back in the day...Thanks for clearing this statement...