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Old 05-09-2016, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 74Grandville View Post
Torque is defined by the bolt, not the material that it's clamping. I would follow what ever the bolt manufacture recommends.
Withinreason. The Main Webs can only handle so little hoop stress.

Whether you're clamping iron, steel, or diamond, I wolud stay close to the Factory TQ limit for factory blocks. Aftermarket block material MUST be better (higher tensile strength, probably same modulus) to warrant a high torqueset.


If not heeded, then my opinion is the crank will scrape the macadam at WOT.