Head bolts to studs after engine bore...
06-27-2008, 03:06 AM
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Head bolts to studs after engine bore... OK, I need to know definitively whether or not I can replace my head bolts with head studs. Now the reason I'm asking is because the machinist who bored my motor used my old head bolts when he torque plated the block and balanced the crank etc. If I so decide to switch to head studs after all the measuring has been done with head bolts could I possibly damage the motor once I start it up? Will anything change to the balance of the motor? I'd like to have some input from you guys out there. I plan on running a 200 shot on the engine and I hear that the head studs are much better than the bolts. Or would I be ok just running head bolts and a copper gasket?
thanks!
thanks!
06-27-2008, 06:48 AM
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OK, I need to know definitively whether or not I can replace my head bolts with head studs. Now the reason I'm asking is because the machinist who bored my motor used my old head bolts when he torque plated the block and balanced the crank etc. If I so decide to switch to head studs after all the measuring has been done with head bolts could I possibly damage the motor once I start it up? Will anything change to the balance of the motor? I'd like to have some input from you guys out there. I plan on running a 200 shot on the engine and I hear that the head studs are much better than the bolts. Or would I be ok just running head bolts and a copper gasket?
thanks!
thanks!
