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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Head Tension for 7MGTE
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Thu, 27 February 2003 21:44
 
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Mine blew at 81,000 k's. You can tension the factory Toyota gasket with standard bolts down to 72ft/lb and not have any dramas as the factory settings are around 50 ft/lb - this is way too loose.
After blowing my head gasket i decided to go all out and buy a HKS 2mm metal gasket, and ARP studs (more efficient than bolts) these are able to be torqued anywhere up to 120ft/lb's  i'm running mine at 80 and don't forsee any head gaskets blowing in the near future)
The ARP studs were $250 from Victorian Performance Warehouse and were shipped to me in about 2 days.
My advice is at the moment to torque the current settings down to 72 - this can run for years and years without any problems - even while running high boost. How much boost are you wanting to run? The standard CT26 is only good for a MAX of 14psi but can run pretty smoothly on 10-11, anything higher you need a new turbo.
Gimme a yell if you have any questions!
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Head Tension for 7MGTE
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SUPRA MAN | Thu, 27 February 2003 15:05 |
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Re: Head Tension for 7MGTE
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Danners | Thu, 27 February 2003 21:44 |
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Re: Head Tension for 7MGTE
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Danners | Thu, 27 February 2003 21:47 |
