Anyone know the factory torque spec for the rod bearing cap on a 500 EFI? Thanks in advance.

I believe its 73.

GM rods or the Manley H beams ? ( as I recall, the
early 500 EFI's had GM rods in them)

The 73# sounds about right for the H beams though.

gm dimple rods aka 7/16 rod bolts 80

502 500 hp 470 hp rods mains heads
73ftlb 110ftlb 80ftlb


540 500 hp 80ftlb 110ftlb 80fl;b
500 hp bull

73 for the H beams. And ARP says if they are stretched more than .001" unloaded they should not be re-used. If you use a bolt stretch gauge they are supposed to stretch .005" when torqued. Make sure you grease the threads and heads before torquing.