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Thanks Walt,

Tightening using a torque wrench is indeed a good way to see if all bolts reach the specified stretch/tension and at the same time reach or exceed the specified torque. (when using the ARP lube.)
Without the lube, almost certainly higher torque values will be reached which makes loads of sense...

If a bolt reaches the desired stretch before the specified torque is reached, would that bolt be faulty? (I would say it is)

Can one safely tighten the bolts using the stretch method without using the APR lube?
Dumb question maybe because I reckon you can.

If all bolts are tightened with the stretch method and allowed to sit for a while. Can it be that after a while some bolts will have shrunk again if even for a very little amount? And can you retighten/restretch them to the specified lengths?
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