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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 02:38 PM
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Im thinking of taking the heads off the car this winter and having them cleaned up , new lifters , ls9 gaskets and possibly arp head studs .

If i put the heads studs in each hole can i put the heads on in my 99 formula or is their not enough room to do that . Ill be making about 13-14 lbs of boost .
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I have pulled my heads out of the car with studs in place. You might have to remove a stud or 2 but its not any harder of a job... studs vs bolts.
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thanks conan , another question can you leave all the sdce bracket in place or does it have to come off ?
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My heads came off my 436ci engine with head studs....no problem actually, plenty of clearance.

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thanks conan , another question can you leave all the sdce bracket in place or does it have to come off ?
J bracket can stay as well, just the power steering pump has to come out/off.


Also if your going to go through that much mess and hassle with coolant and power steering fluid why not spend an extra hour and $500 and finally get a blower cam in that thing.
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Originally Posted by conan
J bracket can stay as well, just the power steering pump has to come out/off.


Also if your going to go through that much mess and hassle with coolant and power steering fluid why not spend an extra hour and $500 and finally get a blower cam in that thing.
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Plenty of room.
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Done it 3 times on 3 different cars with both ARP and ProComp studs. No problems at all and ALL CARS HAD A/C
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thanks for the replies guys . Guess i will be going with headstuds.
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Originally Posted by TyCZ28
Done it 3 times on 3 different cars with both ARP and ProComp studs. No problems at all and ALL CARS HAD A/C
Good to know. I almost went with bolts instead of studs incase of a head gasket failure, because I didnt want to drop the engine/trans again.
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