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Originally Posted by mattfwalters
Yeah, the ARP bolts call for one of (1) stretch to .0065-.0070, or (2) lubricated torque to 50lbs-ft. Don't forget to use the ARP lube otherwise 50lbs-ft will translate to significantly less clamping force than intended. 
I would also advise that you step from finger-tight to ~20lbs-ft to full torque on alternating sides of the rod cap just to avoid pinching or slightly rotating the cap-side bearing shell. But I'm kind of paranoid. |
Great points, and I watched an old video on Youtube where they were assembling the S54 engine in Munich. They actually have a special dual-head torque wrench that is pneumatic, and it tightens both sides simultaneously. It was cool. You can see it here around the 3 minute mark:
Salty