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Main stud installation walkthrough for the Nissan 3.5L VQ35 DOHC — 20/40/60 ft-lb in three equal steps, CS319 M10 x 1.50 thread chasing, and the align hone that follows a bolt-to-stud upgrade.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the Chevrolet Gen III/IV LS small block — inner studs 60 ft-lb, outer studs 50 ft-lb, M8 12-point side bolts 20 ft-lb, windage tray nuts 28 ft-lb, and the stud length split that decides which value you use.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 2020–2026 Ford 7.3L Godzilla — M12 studs 125 ft-lb, M10 studs 70 ft-lb, M10 side bolts 60 ft-lb, the dry-washer rule, and the CS307 and CS319 thread chasers.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 1967–1997 Chevrolet small block with 4-bolt mains — 30/60/90 ft-lb in three equal steps, CS314 thread chasing, the straightedge stud-height check, and the align-hone question.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the Polaris RZR 1000cc — M10 studs 25/50/70 ft-lb, M8 studs 10/20/32 ft-lb, and the CS317 and CS318 thread chasers the manual calls for.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 1965–2000 Chevrolet big block with 2-bolt mains — 47/93/140 ft-lb in three equal steps, CS315 thread chasing, and the bore roundness check after a bolt-to-stud upgrade.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 1955–1967 small-journal Chevrolet small block with 2-bolt mains — 30/60/90 ft-lb in three equal steps, CS314 thread chasing, and the bore roundness check after a bolt-to-stud upgrade.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the Ford 289 and 302 small block — 30/60/90 ft-lb in three equal steps, thread chasing with the CS314, and the bore roundness check that follows a bolt-to-stud upgrade.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 2.5L KL V6 in the Mazda MX-6, 626, Millenia and Ford Probe GT — M10 62 ft-lb and M8 28 ft-lb final torque, RTV girdle sequence, dry washer faces, and the align hone this swap almost always needs.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 1.6L BMW / Mini Cooper N12, N14, N16 and N18 — M9 studs 17/34/50 ft-lb, bedplate bolts 4/8/12 ft-lb, and the 55 mm bolts that belong in positions 27 and 28.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 2006–2010 6.6L Duramax LBZ and LMM — M14 studs 60/120/175 ft-lb, M12 cross bolts 30/60/90 ft-lb, and the bore roundness check that follows a bolt-to-stud upgrade.

Main stud installation walkthrough for the 1989–1998 5.9L 12V Dodge Cummins — 55/110/175 ft-lb in three equal steps, thread chasing, bore roundness check and align-hone guidance.