Torque wrench recommendation?
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Le Mans Master
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Torque wrench recommendation?
Im looking into torque wrenches since Im going to be upgrading my heads in the next week or so, any recommendations? Im not looking for anything super fancy but I did see that Jegs sells a digital wrench that measures both in-lbs and ft-lbs. The other one I was looking at was Eastwoods digital but Im open to any and all ideas.
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Im looking into torque wrenches since Im going to be upgrading my heads in the next week or so, any recommendations? Im not looking for anything super fancy but I did see that Jegs sells a digital wrench that measures both in-lbs and ft-lbs. The other one I was looking at was Eastwoods digital but Im open to any and all ideas.
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Le Mans Master
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great question
CDI is what a lot of DoD will use, don't ask the SnapOn guy where they buy their TQ wrenches from
http://www.cditorque.com/
Made in China and critical torque readings don't really jive.............Yes, I just torqued down my $250 ARP head studs with a $20 harbor freight tool........??......doesn't add up.
Calibration?? another tangent.
CDI is what a lot of DoD will use, don't ask the SnapOn guy where they buy their TQ wrenches from
http://www.cditorque.com/
Made in China and critical torque readings don't really jive.............Yes, I just torqued down my $250 ARP head studs with a $20 harbor freight tool........??......doesn't add up.
Calibration?? another tangent.
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Le Mans Master
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I ended up going with the Eastwood Tools torque wrench that also does degrees since thats what is required for the head bolts. It had really good reviews on the web site, we'll see how it works out
Le Mans Master
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little one? as in inch lbs? 264inch/lbs without looking at the TQ spec in the book(22ft/lbs), I'm sure you realize the difference in inch/ft/lb torque, but wanted to be clear for anyone else reading
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Yeah, I have two separate torque wrenches. The big one measures in ft lbs and I'm sure most of you would recognize it right away. My smaller one (about 1/3 length of the Craftsman) is calibrated with in lbs measurements.
