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Originally Posted by BB70
Paul, do you loctite the head- main studs into the block or what do you do? Does it matter if the block is aluminum or iron ? As always, thanks for showing us your work ! I say 650 hp, 615 tq.
John
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No, I never Loctite the studs in. Especially in aluminum. They go in finger tight, with oil on the threads, and the nut torqued from there, with ARP lube. Removing studs that have been Loctited in with red Loctite, are a pain to remove. You have to heat the crap out of them to melt the stuff. They would have to get torqued down before the Loctite cured also. Never really seen a need to do it. If they get torqued properly, they don't come loose.
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