shortblock question.

jnobles06

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how many ft lbs should it take to rotate a shortblock? thanks.

 

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rowdie- stang

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ft lbs I dont know but it shouldn't take any effort at all to rotate a short block considering there will be no compression because there are no heads on it.

 

Rick 91GT

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Depends on the ring package, temperature and clearances. I built low tension set-ups that only take 9lbs, I've done others that were 40lbs.

 

jnobles06

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well every thing is bran new and the machine shop that i had file the rings did the rings for street/strip applications i was thinking somewhere in the 30-40 range.