HEAD GASKET TECH FOR POWER PLUS TRICKED TORQUE TECHNIQUE TO KEEP YOUR GASKETS SEALED! 

Hello Ben: Here's the deal with bolts coming loose. Bolts will never tighten with vibration because that would require additional force (energy) input to overcome system friction. A bolt that can loosen sheds the original energy input, and in a sense the bolt takes the easy way out. Sometimes all the way out ... This has something to do with the law of entropy, or the inevitable march to disorder. Great information you provide !

Thank you Mr Ben for taking your time to share your knowledge. There are a lot of guys that are very tight lipped when it comes to technique when building an engine, you sir are not one of them. Every video of yours that I watch I always pick up something that I didn’t know or never gave much thought to. These multiple little things when all added up become very significant and can mean the difference between an engine living or coming apart. I can’t thank you enough, and please keep sharing your knowledge and experience, guys like me absorb every word you speak. Eddie wheels 😬🧑🏻‍🦽👍 from Nj.

Glad your buddy bugged you into shooting videos. Car mags long gone.

Excellent information. Love learning from you. Thank you for sharing this information.

Thank you Mr Ben. I'm in process of assembly on my engine and just torqued head bolts . I will do this trick and retorque them.

Another awesome video Ben. Thank you as always

Keep it going because I’m listening and whacking your ok

this video is amazing i really like this ,very educational lots of info to get more power out of your four storke engine

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge, I'm so pleased to have found your channel. Your ability to say that you don't know everything shows me that you have an open mind and are ready and willing to learn when knowledge comes your way. If only we could all be so humble and open minded. Cheers from Calgary.

Wow what a eye opener....Thank you Mr Alameda !

Thanks for knowledge!

I've got a new build sitting on the stand, I'm going to go beat the head bolts with a mallet now. Thanks for the great new piece of valuable information!

THANK YOU BEN FOR ANOTHER GREAT ONE

Another great job

Thank you Ben. Great info, as always!

Thanks for sharing your experience mr alameda makes a lot off sence.ive learnt a lot for you very grateful.and that destroked 8 sounded mad.peace

Another great revelation of Drill Sargeant Alameda. Awesome info brother. Great talking to you today sir. Ive learned a ton since ive met you. Thank you for teaching us and making us better in what we do. #mentor😎👊💪

I’ll be using this technique from now on! It makes perfect sense!!!

Again awesome information! Thanks Ben!

Thank you for the knowledge you pass on to us all as just I was working on cars for a living in my youth it's things like hitting your head bolts I have never heard of but makes perfect sense once I heard of you speak of it you showed this old dog a new trick again thank you keep up the good work

Thanks for sharing…. I always Lear something and that head bolt torque trick will be added to my practice from now on.

Excellent as always, I have a sbf with a bore size of 4.062, but I did find an MLS gasket with a 4.065 gasket bore. Thanks Ben

These facts are like Star Treck stuff to me, mind blowing ! I'm going to use this technic ftom now on .

Subscribed! Great content and knowledge!

Great information that is unavailable anywhere else.

Nice video Ben!!!!!

Thanks for passing on generational knowledge.

My dad taught me to do that, tap on the bolts 5 times and torque it until they all stay torqued. Wow there is so much tribal wisdom. Thank you.

Smacking the head bolts... I love it! One more tiny bit of advantage! It adds up bigtime

Excellent info Ben 😊

Ben man great job

wont get any arguments from me, i plan on taking on your method for headbolts for now on. been watching a bunch of your videos and now ive pretty much scrapped my entire plan for my 383 build and im starting from scratch on how i will go about building it. i thought high 9s for compression would be pushing it but after all the knowledge you offer i realize i can go higher than that and be safe and happier, the start of my engine build is actually starting with re gearing the rear end and switching to a 5 speed instead of the 3 speed manual due to another one of your videos talking about your friend with a heavy convertable getting rid of his pinging and detonation with a re gear and looser stall, thank you for sharing some of what you know with us

Thanks for sharing ill be using the head bolt technique from now on keep up the good work

NICE!!!!!

Thanks Ben. I did know about the crevice at the gasket and at the piston. But the head fastener trick is GREAT ! I will be back at the shop on Monday and will use that technique on a 360 Mopar, it has new cylinder heads and ARP hardware, Cometic MLS Gaskets and has been torqued for a week plus. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you for your knowledge and video's USA 🇺🇸

Thanks Ben, I’ll use this info on my boss 302.

HI Ben good info,love the sound of that clevo,should do a vid about it

Thanks Ben Appreciate it.

I love that smack technique I will do that from now on

Hey Ben, great videos and knowledge passed on from all the years experience since the early 80's when we last saw each other out at the street races in the Valley. It's Mike La Teer with the blue 67 Elco..

Wow! Chase flow and short the compression! I never would have thought about that! Thanks for the lesson on crevice losses! AND THAT TORQUE sequence! Reminds me of trying to pull a diff carrier that's in too tight. Hammer on the housing and it'll thousandth out with each strike.

Youre an expert at what you do , you know your stuff when it comes to being a engine builder plus youre a ford guy which is an added bonus. Did you say that you left a DM on my channel about the cam specs I asked about because I cant find it which it migh be that Im using a cell phone but I dont even know where it would be because I cant find anything that says anything about messages on my channels page but Your information is very very useful. Thank you for making these informative and great videos

More great info 👍

Thank You Ben

Liked and subscribed...old video. Just found you.

Exceptional knowledge Sir Terminology I was taught- Quench = temperature cooling Squish = Pressure changes Not the same Cheers

Dear Sir I see that you’re very wise on the mechanics of the combustion engine and racing components I’m gearing up for my first street build so I’m really a student I’m here to gather as much information that I can maybe sometime if have a daymoment I would like to chat with you about this build thank you

You are a common sense genius

Great video Mr. Alameda! Love the tapping the cylinder head bolts hack. Does this apply to all bolts on an engine, mains, rods....If max compression is not a priority, what would you recommend with respect to the quench on the intake side-open it up to the cylinder or soften the quench with a gentle roll. Thank you.

Love this guy man I can tell u ur videos makes me want to build a motor every day This a my second or third comment that comes from the heart Man U have brought back so many memories how times have changed I want to thank u deeply for sharing all. This information for my next builds iam learning so much in this process I’ve taken notes and as I’m currently building an engine I’m using a lot of ur expertise thanks man

i will use this tech on every builkd i do , i will give this a name bang head bolts

Hey Ben I’ve been loving your videos, are you able to shed some Light on larger combustion chambers with dome pistons vs smaller chambers with flat tops? If they’re both around 11:1 but drastically different approaches how does this effect engine performance thanks!

Shew son she was reving hard

Hey man i really appreciate the videos you have been uploading my brain likes it. u give me confidence in my current and future building skills aswell as cleared up mistakes i made in the past. i have a 79 camaro z28 im building a sbc 383 for it and im looking to be around 10.75 static and 8.8 dynamic with my cam and rod length. I have 2v 4.030 hyper flattops 5.7 steel rods im .017 in the hole with a MLS .023 head gasket w 4.060 bore and brodix IK200 alum heads. cam is XR294HR. avs2 carb too. I have access to pump 93 everywhere here and will be driving this on the street daily. it will weigh 3500 lbs with me in it. 700r4 trans and 3.73 rear. do you think i can get away without detonating? I would like to run atleast 36 degrees or even 38. again i appreciate your time reading this. any advice Thanks!

When explaining the gasket overhang. That one block had pistons with gas ports. Dont see many builds with these pistons.

New subscriber here thank u for the nice idea sir,and i want to try that technique for small block single cylinder engine.Can i weld the head chamber to create that design of cylinder head?

Years ago, I was thinking about trying a copper head gasket, and trying to get one with a bore the same as the engine, or possibly .005-.015" even .020" smaller than the bore, Also, thought about the pistons, and the diameter of the piston above the rings, for a more race or modern engine that will not likely wear leaving a ridge at the top of the bore, It can afford to be a bit larger, closer to the skirt diameter, I never understand why there needed to be so much clearance between the bore and piston above the rings, see it can be atleast half what most are, atleast!

Can I use Litos head instead of the punch Ben ?

Is bolt loosening phenomena also true for intake bolts? I recently removed the intake on a 2015 Coyote and many of the bolts were loose.

Damn she likes the R’s

hey Ben I'm looking for a used Ford SC1 if you have one let me know thank you.

Great information you provide to the community! I have a question. I have been in search of answers for quench which is what has brought me to your videos. I am building a 5.3 ls with around 11:1 compression and around 8lbs of boost via a centrifugal blower. It will have an occasional shot of nitrous when “needed”. You have mention at least 0.040” but not an absolute minimum. I understand bearing clearance, piston rock, rod stretch, etc play into this. I value your opinion and want to see if you could advise me on this build.

Thanks unkle BEN! Mr. Ben, Bro, can i am loktite the head studs on SBC? cometic or MLS gasket. O.O4O" gasket and pistons up above deck exactly O.OO2"

Need some advice on building a newer 5.0 liter for a 66 mustang. Starting only with a block,need a list of components that would build a respectable street motor n b able to drive my daughter to school. Thanx for any info. Peace

Good tip for the head bolts. When I'm measuring valve spring installed heights I give the top of the valve stem a few taps with a plastic hammer and always am able to twist the spring height gauge a little more. Is doing this an ok thing to so?

Good afternoon when you get done torque in the three steps than hit with hammer and punch. Do I go back retorque three steps again or at last torque setting.

When you torque the head does the gasket crush ring or whatever it's called expand towards the cylinder?

What is an estimated loss in power due to crevice losses considering a lower ring package along with an oversize head gasket bore diameter? 25:58

I know I know I need to get 4.000 gaskets on my 6.0 instead of the 4.100s ... I couldn't find a budget gasket with specs I needed at the time . I need a 4" .030 gasket for 6.0ls to make it right

Question, peak approximate compression ratio for boosted Chevy v8 with near zero deck, I built a 385 I wanted to build it turbo, but didn't have the money for the turbos, then went with 64cc 210 cc heads, with flat tops, I believe it would do fine on E-85, but last I checked it's not available here, but would like to run 12-18 psi, if you run much less, what's the point! Anyway what's a peak compression to be used with a turbo SBC?

I purchased a new set of AFR-245’s for larger displacement LS engines. They are for minimum 4.125 bore and I have a 4.125 bore. The weird part is AFR in their own paperwork that comes with the heads says to “only use a 4.200 head gasket” I went with their request and I have no problems even with boost but I still wonder why they want a 4.200 gasket on a 4.125 bore?

Ben why did you move to Las Vegas

Use a brass bar, or atleast a steel bar with a brass boltt threaded into the end of it,

FelPro 1011-2, why did they determine a 4.100" bore?? Is it to distance the edges of the gasket bore further away from the combustion? Since stock blocks are never bored over .060" .... And 4.100 isn't large enough for the Dart 4.125 bore either. I would think 4.070 would make more sense, unless again they were/are concerned about combustion heat???

@ 14:30ish What if the combustion chamber is larger than the bore and gasket?

Ben studs versus bolts on heads

Does that technique work with head bolts as well, or only for studs?

What company makes custom head gaskets?

Does anyone know specs about c3 Yates heads?

Ben, what is your thinking on doing a bevel at the top of the cylinder (after boring) to help alleviate unburned gases?

I had asked you previously about why did you make your own intake gaskets, for That big spider intake. And i noticed you went silent about that one 😃. But i just put it together as of now.! 😊 what an unknown advantage they were up against!! You sly dog you! I just hope you scalded all na sayers lol, wich is the drive i beleive is why we like to go fast, or faster, with great pleasure against nope, you cant do that kinda people, can't do it!!! Those people are what i live for hmhmhmhmhmhmhm! I know you know where i'm comeing from!! 😊 as thats the biggest bonness is seeing and hearing that fake smile go away and the sound of air escaping from the hater balloon hmhmhmhmhmhmhmhm,! Keepem comeing ben! SO. SO.ILL 😃 OH, BY THE WAY, RONNIE MILLSAP COULD SEE THOSE HEAD BOLTS MOVE! 😃 VERY VERY GREAT CONTENT AND THAT HAS BEEN NEVER BEEN BROUGHT UP IN MY WORLD! AND OF COARSE YOUR RIGHT BY EXAMPLE, IF THEY QUESTION THAT, AT ALL, MAYBE THEY SHOULD'NT BE RACEING!? BUT HEY, SOMEBODY'S GOTA DONATE. IT IS WHAT IT IS!!!! SORRY HATERS 😁

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