Cascade Crew

[Xophertony]

my hynes manual does not say.

i need tourqe specs for:

2.8L 1986 MPFI
lower intake plenum -to- intake manifold bolts
fuel rail -to-lower intake plenum
upper intake plenum -to- lowr intake plenum
TB -to- upper intake plennum

since these are going into cast aluminum i am thiunking 25LBS sounds good, but if somone has a chiltons manual and could look it up i would be thankfull.

[aaron_sK]

WTH? My Haynes has those... section 4B-2...

lower intake plenum -to- intake manifold bolts (18 ft lbs)
fuel rail -to-lower intake plenum (18 ft lbs, listed as "fuel rail-to-intake manifold)
upper intake plenum -to- lowr intake plenum (??)
TB -to- upper intake plennum (13 ft lbs)

[Xophertony]

hmmm... probably bcause i have a chiltons, not hynes. doh...

thanks man. that helps out alot. i'll assume upper to lower is the same as lower to manifold.

[Al Hasse]

My Haynes manual says a bit different, though it covers all years 1982-1992. The only V6 torque spec it list for me is for the intake manifold (assuming maifold to engine), at 23 ft-lbs.

[aaron_sK]

Hmm... mine is "Chevrolet Camaro 1982 thru 1992 - All Models" copyright is in '99. Maybe they updated it a few times or something.

[Al Hasse]

Looks like yours is the newer one. I have copyrights listed 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993. Looks like time to find a newer manual.

[Xophertony]

i used to have the chiltons camaro one (i was in a bind and needed a manual, itr was what they had). it had everything. i gave it to chris i think, since he actualy owns a camaro.

[aaron_sK]

Is there actually much of a difference?

[Xophertony]

intirior and body, as well as the placement of alot inb the engine bay. but mechanicle wise, No, there is not.

[Quasi-Traction]

[Xophertony]

hmmm... that means i still have the good manual around somwhere. what the hell did i do with it.

[chevymad]

Haynes used to be a sweet manual. I've got an old chevelle one, it even has a cross reference listing certain part #s to engine size and hp. If I remember right though haynes was bought by chiltons. Seems like mitchell might even have been in there, but that may just be the time books.

[Twilightoptics]

"snug"

[Xophertony]

"just make it tight" was like the motto of our t5 swap. i don't think paul even owns a tourqe wrench

[Twilightoptics]

[rjmcgee]

And lug nuts.

After I managed to get the lugs on my pickup so insanely tight with an impact once, I started to torque lug nuts. I have 32 lug nuts on the pickup, each one I had to let the compressor build to 140 psi and I could get one broke free. All day project rotating tires.

[aaron_sK]

Same thing with my Dad's truck. 32 lugs @ 120 or something ft lbs. Did it all by hand with a breaker bar too.

[Twilightoptics]

[chevymad]

There's alot of things I don't torque.. Just like Paul. If i'm using a star wrench on lugnuts then I don't bother torquing them. But if I'm using an air wrench then I do torque. Main thing with lugs is to get them all even, or you'll warp the rotors.

[rjmcgee]

That's a mighty fine looking hammer there.

the hammer.