Thread: Please help with sbc torque specs.

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

When I ordered the bolt set from Summit, I wanted stainless, but they had none , except for the intake manifold. So the salesman told me to buy these ARP bolts, and I don't think they are the TTY version, because I told him my engine originally had some strange bolts, and he said these were a direct replacement, but that they were normal bolts.

Should I just go with torque specs for a non vortec? I thought Chevys were supposed to be a piece of cake.

Don

Chevy's were a peice of cake, until this modernization of TTY bolts swept thru the manufactures ( ford 4.6 was the first american to use them ). if the bolt has threads all the way up, it's TTY, if it has an unthreadded area, it's a regular bolt.

TTY's help torque the head more evenly, therefor less head gasket faliures

Well, even the old bolts had shoulders without threads, I just looked at them tonight. Does that mean they are not TTY?? BTW, I guess Chevys get sealant on the head bolts since most pass into the water jacket?

Don