is this a good way to avoid bhg

[Toyotaxtreamteam]

i read that i can have my factory head bolts retourqed doenw to the 72lbs, will this help me in preventing bhg or will these help cause it?

 

[87supraturbo19]

that is true.

 

[souprat]

why would torquing your headbolts help cause bhg? no, retorqing=good for preventing bhg.

 

[rpk2012]

why would torquing your headbolts help cause bhg? no, retorqing=good for preventing bhg.

*doh* I need to re-read haha

I think he might mean will it expand the gasket causing it to warp/crack under re-tightening.

 

[souprat]

ether way many ppl have re-torqued with success.

 

[boost fiend]

and some will blow up shortly after too.

 

[Toyotaxtreamteam]

oh so should i have it done or not?

 

[MKivSupra_Rob]

get a mhg + arps and dont worry about it

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

If you're gonna go through all that work to retighten, why not just take it a few extra steps and swap it out if you're that worried about it?

 

[Toyotaxtreamteam]

do i have to have the head machined or not and how hard is is to do , all i have done on this car was a starter, but i am ok at working on my previous cars,

 

[GrimJack]

If you are good with wrenches, and prepared to replace the gasket anyhow, go ahead and retorque it. There have been mixed results - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and empirical evidence is hard to come by.

 

[Allan_MA70]

just do it!

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