2G OVER TORQUED INTAKE!! Should i Loosen or Leave?

[Twizted99GSX]

Found out that the Inside Intake bolts are to be Torqued to 14 lbs and my Friend who helped me torque them down said they were supposed to be 30 so now that I know they are NOT to be 30 do I loosen them to 14 or will the gasket be messed up from being torqued down so hard.? or leave them? will they pop off or break over time if left at that high of torque.


The outside ones are to be at 30 lbs but not the inside ones and those are at 30 all around..

Thank you for help

 

[Crackerman]

I can't say I have ever torqued intake manifold bolts down... Just good ol fashioned German "gootntite". Never had a leak.
But being an m8 thread, I would venture to say somewhere around 22 is about what it's supposed to be.

Don't worry about the gasket.

 

[gofer]

You're lucky you didn't strip the head when you were torquing them to 30ft/lbs since it's aluminum. None the less, I'd let it be if you don't have any boost leaks and just be mindful of the actual torque spec the next time you R&R the IM.

 

[chrysler kid]

There's no way you torqued the intake bolts to 30ftlbs on the 4g63 with the motor in the car.

It's a paper gasket you normally tighten with a ratcheting box wrench after removing your starter and fisting your way elbow deep to the ac compressor

 

[Vegas Smith]

Don't worry about it. At least you won't blow your welds when the nos hits.

 

[Twizted99GSX]

YES... I am lying.. I choose to make up a story to get a bunch of answers that mean nothing cause I actually didn't do it..... Yes I did torque down to 30 and I am glad I didn't strip anything.. I loosened a little and hope I didn't stretch or mess up anything. AND MY GASKET ISNT A PAPER GASKET... its a Thermal Gasket so it has some Thickness too it.. But thanks ill post if anything bad happens after start up...

and I don't have AC... SO no compressor... I torqued them down from under the car...