Header studs....?
03-08-2013, 03:33 PM
#4
Those aren't really header studs...they're long set screws and nuts. A proper stud has a small shoulder on it where the threads stop, this keeps the stud from cranking further into the threads where they're not really cut for/intended to have a fastener in them (just where the tap has to be to finish making the full diameter thread you're actually using)...I'd be nervous that the nut could bind up on the thread on the way in, and you'd find yourself torquing the stud into the head instead of clamping the header flange to the head. It might never happen, it might happen to you instantly resulting in a damaged head. Sometimes piece of mind makes it worth it...which would dictate regular bolts, or ARP studs (or something similar) with the shoulder in the right spot.
03-09-2013, 12:16 AM
#5
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Those aren't really header studs...they're long set screws and nuts. A proper stud has a small shoulder on it where the threads stop, this keeps the stud from cranking further into the threads where they're not really cut for/intended to have a fastener in them (just where the tap has to be to finish making the full diameter thread you're actually using)...I'd be nervous that the nut could bind up on the thread on the way in, and you'd find yourself torquing the stud into the head instead of clamping the header flange to the head. It might never happen, it might happen to you instantly resulting in a damaged head. Sometimes piece of mind makes it worth it...which would dictate regular bolts, or ARP studs (or something similar) with the shoulder in the right spot.
