[Keithc8]

The intake bolt you can torque as follows, if it is a 5/16 torque it 20 ft/lbs and if it is 3/8 torque it 40 ft/lbs. Most all of the small block stuff is 5/16 and the FE is 3/8. All bolts are torqued when the engine are built but due to the expantion and then relaxing of some of the parts when they cool it is ot a bad ideal to retourqe some of the bolts. This goes for other bolts on your engine and complete car. The aluminum parts are a little worse because they expand more than the steel or cast iron.
We check our race car stuff after each race. There are certain bolts on the car and engine that we check after each race. A lot of this also has a lot to do with how you use your car and engine.


Thanks, Keith Craft