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I think I’m going with this sequence if nobody corrects me
I would be tempted to go in the order of this list of your numbered bolts:
1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 9, 12, 14, 11, 13 or something like that so you are tightening in diagonal opposites as much as possible. Note after 1 and 2 how the numbers are odd, odd, even, even… so you maximize the amount you can tighten in a diagonal sequence. I would think a simillar way like that (odds and evens) based of off your diagram should be equivalent. By doing it this way, you aren’t tightening in a circular pattern like 3,4,5,6. I believe doing it diagonally is supposed to produce less warpage than circling, however I’m not reading this out of a manual for your motor. Good on you for putting so much thought into torquing though!
Yes I would normally think to do it like you have it. I vaguely remember seeing or reading somewhere about circle pattern on this though but, of course, can’t find it now. Regardless this seems a little more stressful than most with 847, spaghetti seals, 14 bolts, 2 different final torques in less than 10 minutes. No wonder I can’t find a video on this. Probably gonna be some cussin.