I would not crank up an ARP head bolt/stud up to 95 ft/lbs. That seems very high. That's about as high as my 351W and that has 1/2 inch head bolts which can tolerate way more load than our puny 11MM head bolts.
I did the 30-60-90 also, using MLS with copper spray on the block side since I have stock block that has not been machined to the proper RA surface finish. If you go with the composites I'd copper spray both sides of the gasket.
I think i will spray both sides. I'm going 95 though because my motor will probably make 5 more HP than yours so I'll want that extra 5ft-lbs of holding force!
I think you're crazy if you use composite gaskets. And you should use the torque spec ARP gives for their hardware.
What did you Tq yours to?
Ken
What's wrong with a composite gasket? You don't pop head gaskets because of gasket failure. You pop head gaskets if you overheat, lean out, mis-detonate, etc. I like having the head gasket as the weakest link. It's simple. If you run enough fuel, your ignition timing is correct, and don't run hot you won't blow head gaskets. I have seen the aftermath in way too many engines with mls gaskets that ran lean or had detonation issues. It isn't pretty and I would much rather replace a head gasket and let my engine live to race another day then shoot a rod or burn a piston. I know many people here will disagree and I have used mls in the past but i won't use them any longer. I know many folks on here will disagree but I like looking at head gaskets as fuses. If the head gasket is the weakest link then I am fine with that.
Ah, Ken he quoted the answer to your question in his post
What did you Tq yours to?
Ken
I did the 30-60-90 also, using MLS with copper spray on the block side since I have stock block that has not been machined to the proper RA surface finish. If you go with the composites I'd copper spray both sides of the gasket.
Same here.
David