Torque Specs For BBK Headers On Stock Heads?

[Must-Be-A-Stang]

Changing header gasket, and need to know how hard to torque the bolts.

 

[jerryD]

tight enough for them not to leak.

 

[Mavrick]

Goodentight.

After you get them on there, take the car for a drive to get up to temperature, and re-torque the header bolts while the motor is hot. This should ensure that they don't back out on you.

 

[Black1987Stang]

I just do it snug and another good umph to it and even after all the times ive checked theyve never came loose or had any exhaust leaks. At first i though u meant what torque spec they should be at? i forget but it doesnt matter cuz u can only get a socket and extension into like half of them.

 

[PRO50SC]

Yeah, pretty much all the above. I just did mine, no problems. Can't get a torque wrench on some of them anyway.

 

[Must-Be-A-Stang]

Really!? I popped a header gasket couple weeks ago due to a missed shift, and I went through and tightend them up to see if I could get the tick to go away, and a friend of mine told me I probbly warped my headers cause I over torqed them.... I didnt give them hell, just snugged them.

So just snug them real good, run the engine and then re-snug. Cool.