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    torque wrench?

    what 300 foot pound torque wrench do yall recommend for under 300buck??

    #2
    you trying to torque the crankshaft bolt on there? buy your standard craftsman 25-250 torque wrench at sears. torque it to 250 and then torque it a bit more. you rarely need 300 ft lbs. not worth it.
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      #3
      Originally posted by Kershaw View Post
      you trying to torque the crankshaft bolt on there? buy your standard craftsman 25-250 torque wrench at sears. torque it to 250 and then torque it a bit more. you rarely need 300 ft lbs. not worth it.
      This^

      That bolt is not ever going to come loose at 250lbs xD
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        #4
        When I need one I rent it. It only cost $8 for the day.
        what you did to this car is like getting a supermodel naked and willing to do anything you please. now here you are faced with ths once in a lifetime opportunity and then you squander it by making her fuck you in the butt with a 24" strap on. you are a sad, silly little boy.

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          #5
          Check your used tool shops or local pawn shops.
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            #6
            Originally posted by M-technik-3 View Post
            Check your used tool shops or local pawn shops.
            This is always iffy with me, I tend to stay away from used precision tools. I don't mind if it is a wrench of sockets etc. People use them as breaker bars and never take care of them.
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              #7
              Guess it depends on the shop. I have bought some decent tools at both types of locations.
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                #8
                Originally posted by Kershaw View Post
                you trying to torque the crankshaft bolt on there? buy your standard craftsman 25-250 torque wrench at sears. torque it to 250 and then torque it a bit more. you rarely need 300 ft lbs. not worth it.
                yes,thinking of craftsman because I do have 20-150 pound version which is decent.

                what about this snap on cdi??

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                  #9
                  DO NOT BUY THE CRAFTSMAN! I had 2 of the craftsman torque wrenches and neither worked. I set them at all different torques and they never gave, just acted like a regular socket wrench.

                  If you want to go cheap and decent, I had luck with a Kobalt wrench from Lowes. Has if for a couple years now and it hasn't failed me yet. I bought it with the money I got back from sears when I returned the craftsman one and had $20 left over.
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by immajackuup View Post
                    yes,thinking of craftsman because I do have 20-150 pound version which is decent.

                    what about this snap on cdi??
                    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...d_i=B002LA19P2
                    well i just order this cdi snap on^^^ 3 day shipping.

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                      #11
                      Wow that's a hell of a price

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Adrian_Visser View Post
                        Wow that's a hell of a price
                        hell yeah,there's couple stores here carry them for 200.

                        only paid 150.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by F34R View Post
                          This is always iffy with me, I tend to stay away from used precision tools. I don't mind if it is a wrench of sockets etc. People use them as breaker bars and never take care of them.
                          But torquing a fastener 25% shy of its recommended torque and "just going a little more" isn't iffy?

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                            #14
                            Craftsmen torque wrenches are actually pretty accurate. We have a torque wrench calibration checker at my work and they test pretty damn close to the snap on ones.

                            '89 Alpine S52 with goodies

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Adrian_Visser View Post
                              But torquing a fastener 25% shy of its recommended torque and "just going a little more" isn't iffy?
                              I was thinking the same thing. I've got some snap on wrenches and swear by them. I inherited them from my grandpa who had them in his shop back in the early 1960's. Take care of them and get them recalibrated every once in a while just to be sure and they'll last a really long time. It's going to be spinning at some good rpm's, I would get a decent wrench, even if you have to rent it, and torque it per spec. That would suck to lose a motor because you wanted to skimp on 1 bolt. I know there's a slim chance, but at 6500rpm I don't want to be playing with chances, but that's just me.

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