MeanGreen

im slowly(very slowly) piecing my engine back together...

should be finished very soon now that all the holiday bs is about over...

so i got a rebuilt p2j head from ebay, and i got my old intake and exhaust studs off my old p2j head (bent valves+??) and im in the process of putting them onto my new head but im not sure how tight to mount them.

so far ive just turned them till the are hand tight(with the wrench).

is there a specific torque they need to be? ive checked the honda service manual and it doesnt mention this torque setting and ive googled and searched here and so far havent found that spec.

im not talkin bout the bolts to hold on the headers or intake mani, i need a recomendation on the actual studs they mount on.

thanks in advance.

Line7

You have to tighten them in accordance with their distance from the valves. So get a feeler gauge, adjust clearance, and tighten the locknut while holding the stud. The torque specs for the locknut for in/ex are 14ft. lbs. for D16z6/a6.

MeanGreen

the intake manifold and exhaust manifold studs!

if i search this sight, all i can find is how to extract broken ones... hope this makes my q even more clear...

look here to see the kind of studs im refering to: https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...t=exhaust+stud

(mine are not broken by the way)

Line7

oh ok, sorry. Just tighten 'em up hand tight, like you did. They're non-moving, non-pivoting studs, not surprised that they dont have torque specs.

Civic2Scooby

just spin them in snug. The trq specs for the actual nut is what matters as it turns the stud and nut into a "bolt" of holding force.

MeanGreen

cool, thanks guys. got a used 4-1 dc header that im going to be using now...
cant wait to drive my civic again!

MeanGreen

got my engine back together finally and it runs smooth as shizzle!
with the addition of the (used) dc 4-1 im in love with my civic even more...

now i just need to fix my windows.