[Supras] Smart people

[joe at wilmcd.com]

I would highly recommend spending the $100 or so on the ARP hardware. I'm
not sure what Toyota charges for new bolts but I bet it's close to that.

-Joe Rushlow

> Well, I guess that's the whole underlying issue here: determining exactly
> WHO the "smart people" are. The Toyota engineers are not dummies; yet they
> built the engine that has this inherent problem. Others may increase the
> torque spec with little more than their own personal experience as test
> data. My goal here is to get a general consensus and then make my own
> final decision, based on this, plus my own 34 years as a boat mechanic.
> Over the years, I have watched many "smart" engineers, companies and
> individuals make honest mistakes. I just want the best guess of all of
> them combined. I guess the gasket will go on dry, with a torque of about
> 70. I can live with that. We'll see if I'm smart or dumb. I'll have nobody
> to blame but myself if it fails again.
>
> Bill
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