i just read your previous post referencing a sealer on head gaskets in the same sentence as the 1020 felpro which does have a silicon film on them and i was curious as what it was that could possibly stick to them. you kinda back pedaled now adding if anything would even stick to them. yes i too have used hi-tack and copper spray and even engine enamel on steel shim gaskets. but i had never heard of anyone using anything that actually made sense on the felpro gaskets.
BTW the 100 psi
oil pressure i swear by if your using factory rod journals on a FE, along with an extra .001 clearance, but for racing only. just so you don't feel alone...
but back to the head gaskets and torque. so far i have no issues keeping head gaskets sealed on my 10 to 1 comp 427, the torque specs stated, just caught my eye because that wasn't what i was doing and of course inquiring minds want to know...
with the high strength of the ARP's i don't really think it will hurt to torque to 100, and i have never found that they needed retorqing, as they were just where they were torqued when rechecked. so all in all, i will probably just continue putting my head bolts at 100 just like i always do, until i snap one of course....heheheh