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If you use loctite, apply to the threads in the hole sparingly to avoid hydraulic locking.
As far a ARP instructions - the finger tight only is standard language for their head stud kits. I've installed their head studs on other engine types such as 4CYL VW watercooled, VR6 2.8L etc... the instructions read the same. Finger tight only. As someone else stated, you only need to ensure you have a quarter turn off the bottom as long as your stud height is adequate. I.E., don't go with the 1/4 turn off the bottom as a guideline if that's too deep for the nut to thread on adequately at the other end.
This is one of the times when practical knowledge of engine assembly is useful; instructions are more of a guide than gospel. If you've been building long enough then you can know when to follow your intuition rather than written word such as OP demonstrated.
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