edelbrock rpm head retorque

[oldsnofear]

Hey guys Iwas thinking about putting on a set of edelbrock heads on my 383  Do you have to retorque them after break in? because if you do i am not pulling the tti headers and rocker shafts to retorque ill find some iron 906s instead any info would be helpful thanks Shawn

[Plumcrazy]

I installed a set of those heads on my 360 a couple of years age with Fel-Pro performance composition type head gaskets.   I never retorgued them. 

[thallium]

me too.  I have had the eddies on my charger for 3 years now. I read that in the instructions to retorque, but I never did. It's been fine.

[Ghoste]

I'd retorque them if they were mine but I'm kind of goofy that way.

[lazarus]

I always re-torque after break in. I've also heard it's a good idea to re-torque every year or so due to the different expansion rates of iron and aluminum.

[Rolling_Thunder]

I retorque after breaking the engine in and doing a few heat cycles...   

[aifilaw]

Hey guys Iwas thinking about putting on a set of edelbrock heads on my 383  Do you have to retorque them after break in? because if you do i am not pulling the tti headers and rocker shafts to retorque ill find some iron 906s instead any info would be helpful thanks Shawn

since when do you have to pull anything but the rocker shafts?

[Charger-Bodie]

i was told by the edelbrock tech line that its not neccesary IF you use the right head gaskets!

[Rolling_Thunder]

Hey guys Iwas thinking about putting on a set of edelbrock heads on my 383  Do you have to retorque them after break in? because if you do i am not pulling the tti headers and rocker shafts to retorque ill find some iron 906s instead any info would be helpful thanks Shawn

since when do you have to pull anything but the rocker shafts?

I dont even pull those...      you can fit a normal socket down there

[CFMopar]

I would retorque them. I never did and developed a small leak. Leak went away after torquing and them

[68MoparCharger]

I retorqued mine after break in.  But none of the bolts had loosened up.

[Rolling_Thunder]

have a 69 Road Runner in the shop right now...     guess what ?  Aluminum heads and a blown head gasket....     

[Steve P.]

But that isn't to say it was a re-torquing issue, YET....  I can think of a few other reasons for a blown head gasket..

That isn't to say I agree with NOT re-torquing either...   

Is it time for a beer yet??

[Rolling_Thunder]

it's 5:00 somewhere