firing order and torque specs other info

[Grumpy]

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AMC (most V8 engines): Clockwise 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
• Buick (most V8 except HEI): Clockwise 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
• Chevrolet: Clockwise 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
• Small Chrysler: Clockwise 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
• Big Chrysler and Hemi: Counter-clockwise 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
• Ford (5.0L HO, 351W, 351M, 351C, 400): Counter-clockwise 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
• Ford: Counter-clockwise 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8
• Oldsmobile (1967 and up): Counter-clockwise 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
• Pontiac (most 1955-81 V8 engines): Counter-clockwise 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
Note: 307 Pontiac V8 engine rotates clockwise.


torque specs

http://www.boxwrench.net/specs/chevy_bb.htm

http://www.hotrodshack.com/torque_settings.htm

watch this on installing a chevy distributor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdIGZ-tVuZA

 

[grumpyvette]

these look great, and theres little doubt they are a quality tool

1: http://www.emaxaction.com/cdi1503mfrmh.aspx
2: http://www.toolsource.com/torque-wrench-microadj-metal-handle-20150-ftlbs-plain-head-p-95221.html
youll want a decent torque wrench in fact you really should have two,
THIS BEAM STYLE TORQUE WRENCH IS THE TYPE TORQUE WRENCH YOU WANT TO CHECK ROTATIONAL RESISTANCE

BUT NOT WHAT YOULL USE TO TIGHTEN HEAD BOLTS

HUSKY $88 (worked rather well, over all I was pleased)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-1-2-in-Click-Torque-Wrench-H2DTW/202916180?N=5yc1vZc6ev
FOR HEAD BOLTS AND MAIN CAP STUDS ETC.

CONSISTANCY and REPEATABILITY ,rather than exact torque, is the key, if your off a ft lb its not catastrophic.
Ive used both a SEARS and a HOME DEPOT TQ WRENCHs FOR MANY YEARS. built over 150 engines and had zero problems

consistant technique and consistancy in the way you lube and work the torque loads up in stages and having the bolts and studs lubed and cycling, the bolt/stud up to the recomended tq and loosening it and repeating that several times tends t0o give consistant results, USE ARP FASTENERS


http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100058237

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...s&cName=Mechanics+Tools&sName=Torque+Wrenches

btw rod bolts SHOULD have a stretch gauge used but its not 100% mandatory, cycling them up to spec and releasing the tq then repeating several times with a tq wrench, following the APR instructions gets you very consistant results IVE checked the tq wrench results with the stretch gauge

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ARP-100-9942&N=700+115&autoview=sku