-Any suggestions on brands? Is whatever comes from Autozone, Discount Auto, Napa going to work fine? Any brands to definitely avoid? Apparently the shop that built my engine a couple of years ago used Victor Reinz.
-What about new head bolts? Do the sets normally come with bolts? Or are there better options I should pursue?
-I feel like I should upgrade my torque wrench from the inexpensive bar type I got years ago. I see Home Depot has Husky click torque wrenches for around $70, do you feel it'll do the job? I gather Snap- On's run around $200. I'm sure they're good but would like to save a few bucks if possible to do so and get good functionality on a one-off project.
-I have the shop manual for this Cressida. Should the torqueing order it shows be fine? In a previous thread, someone said they should be final torqued to 70 ft/lbs. Anyone disagree with this?
What would you consider a reasonable cost range for a shop to charge to disassemble, inspect, do a valve job, resurface and reassemble the heads on a carry-in basis?
Any other recommendations/tips will be appreciated. I've installed heads before but not on aluminum heads.
Thanks.