Are these OEM head bolts or aftermarket bolts/studs? If OEM, when I did my head gasket I cleaned the threads in the block with a thread chaser so there was no foreign debris to screw with my torque specs, I then took my NEW head bolts and dipped them in new, clean engine oil (as per the TSRM), and tightened them in the correct order stated in the TSRM by getting them snug with my ratchet and then using a torque wrench over 3 passes. My target was 78ft/lbs, and I did my 3 passes at 30, 55, and 78ft/lbs. If you have aftermarket bolts or studs, torque to the supplier's specs. Be sure to use the correct lubricant or your torque specs will be inaccurate
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1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior
Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels
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