[Fot] Spitfire head torque

[Joe Curry]

I always re-torque once the engine comes up to operating temperature and is
still hot.  I got that tip from a scrap of paper that fell out of a NOS head
gasket many years ago.  It has served me well.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert MacKenzie
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 6:49 AM
To: 'Tim Pettenati'; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire head torque

Tim:

I have been using 60 ft/lbs on my 1147s with ARP studs/nuts and a Payen
gasket.  I pull to 60 with 3 pulls of 20, 40, then 60.  I let the head sit
overnight (cold) then retorque to 60 again.  Since following this process I
have had no issues with head gaskets.

The ARP numbers for the studs are:
	
Head Stud - AJ 4.250-1SFB
Nut - AJN 12-1
Washer - AJW 750N

They can be ordered from Summit Racing along with the 10 stud 1500/1296 kit.

Robert MacKenzie