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Old 03-17-2012, 08:18 PM
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About to do my head and cam swap and getting the last items I need. Wondering if I should buy just the GM head bolts or go with the ARP set. Are the ARP worth the extra $?
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I think that the GM bolts will more than do. Inexpensive (comparatively speaking), does the job.
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youll be fine with the gm bolts, arp is really unecessary if your not boosting or running high compression or rpm.
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you can just torque the arps with a torque wrench.with stock gm head bolts (tty) you need a degree gauge also to get proper torque value.
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Originally Posted by garygnu
you can just torque the arps with a torque wrench.with stock gm head bolts (tty) you need a degree gauge also to get proper torque value.
The ARP head bolts are also re-usable. I have read that TTY bolts are better simply because the factors of friction etc can cause a not so accurate torque with traditional bolts. TTY bolts over come that. ARP is also twice the cost...
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The ARP's are reusable. Worth it in my opinion




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