Rod caps should be installed as they can from the factory. Also to note, torquing rod bolts isn’t the only step you should complete. Rod bolts stretch is vastly more important, because torque wrenches can be erroneous. Please see both links below.
https://www.realstreetperformance.co...-cap-direction
https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.k1...%3fhs_amp=true