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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 09:42 PM
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Installed plenum spacer, but broke these two bad boys in the process-7cwfaet.jpg

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Obviously, I over tightened these even though my torque wrench was calibrated at only 40 in-lbs!! I am returning my torque wrench tomorrow cause it sucked. Both broken at the 2nd sequence. Luckily vice grips were able to twist them out. I also found the same sized bolts at Ace Hardware and just added washers. Yolo

Because my wrench was crap I tightened them to my own version of 100 in-lbs. This was my face when I turned my car on and it didn't blow up.


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Old Jun 4, 2013 | 05:16 AM
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Old Jun 4, 2013 | 09:27 AM
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100 inch pounds is what 8 foot pounds , of course it will break at 40 foot pounds. I don't bother with a torque wrench on them. Calibrated elbow with a 1/4 inch drove ratchet.
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He said 40 inch-lbs. Sounds like the wrench was way off.
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
100 inch pounds is what 8 foot pounds , of course it will break at 40 foot pounds. I don't bother with a torque wrench on them. Calibrated elbow with a 1/4 inch drove ratchet.
I bought a 1/4 drive torque wrench set with inch-lbs... it only clicked to let me know it was 40 inch-lbs on 2 of the bolts

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He said 40 inch-lbs. Sounds like the wrench was way off.
This. Everything is running smooth so far and I've put about 80 miles on it
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