i got specs from geno gerage and it says max 12ft lbs and with a sequence of in lbs is that true?
www.dodgeram.info/tbs/2000/09-05-00.htm

 

yes, because the bolts are steel and the intake is aluminum. If you torque too much the bolts will strip the threads and your intake will not be seated tight.

 

www.dodgeram.info/tsb/2000/09-05-00.htm opps this should work dont use the one above

 

144 / 12 = 12

 

I was wondering about the TTY bolts. Can the bolts only handle 12 ft pds and then they are no good? What is the yield? What does that mean?
I have a non-dodge that I am working on, and it like many other cars has an aluminum intake. So I guess I can't re-use the bolts here either.

I just don't get the point, why make bolts TTY? Why have them so they can only be used once? I just can't see bolts getting warped or damaged after 12ft/lbs. I bought the high priced bolts from Hughes, I just question why I needed them.

 

72 in/lbs is the torque, which equates to 6 ft/lbs. The two torque wrenches I had didn't go that low (stupid clicker pieces of crap), so I guestimated. Since then, I've bought a tried-and-true bar style ft/lbs torque wrench and I scored a bar-style in/lb torque wrench off of E-Bay.

 

wiat.. I though 72 in/lbs is6ft/lbs? ( 12in/lbs=1 ft/lbs ) ?

 

You're right. I was performing too many mental gymnastics and I corrected my post. [:@]