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    im replacing the plenum on my vx with a port and polished one the question is do i just tighten the bolts as normal or do they have a specific torque wrench setting?
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    The plenum chamber to inlet manifold bolts have a torque setting of 10-14Nm, which is not much. Spark plugs have a setting of 15-25Nm, so just do up the bolts almost as tight as a spark plug and you should be right.
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