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Jan 15, 2007 | 12:36 AM

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to main stud or not to main stud, that is the question

im looking at between 650 and 750 rwhp on my new build and I was wondering if I should go with an arp stud kit or if the stock bolts are sufficient. d1sc 14-16psi 346ci. patriot lq9 heads

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Jan 15, 2007 | 12:59 AM

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yes def. stud. if you can afford to make 750rwhp then you can afford to stud it.

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Jan 15, 2007 | 01:12 AM

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yes def. stud. if you can afford to make 750rwhp then you can afford to stud it.

CYA at all times! Trust me, Ive learned that the hard way.

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Jan 15, 2007 | 01:17 AM

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yeah you deffinatly dont want to short cut this part (heads to) I had to learn the hard way also on the heads.

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Jan 15, 2007 | 02:23 AM

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Stud and girdle......

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Jan 15, 2007 | 02:54 AM

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I dont have any studs.Head or Mains and I have about 9k on my motor and I havnt had any prolems.If I did it over I would do them bothe though.My car is in the range of power also

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Jan 15, 2007 | 05:20 AM

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I did it for what I consider cheap insurance!

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Jan 15, 2007 | 10:31 AM

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I am not sure a girdle would be necessary at that level, but I would do studs. Aren't they $150 or so? To me that is cheap insurance as somebody else said.

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Jan 15, 2007 | 12:24 PM

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The side ARP main bolt kit that comes with the oil pump pickup tube bolt is only like 25 bucks I would do it too.

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Jan 15, 2007 | 12:34 PM

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i got studs but the 3 center mains still moved around some

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Jan 15, 2007 | 06:40 PM

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How can you tell they moved around?

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Jan 15, 2007 | 06:46 PM

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you can see the mating surfaces when you pull it down

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Jan 15, 2007 | 07:24 PM

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if nothing else for peice of mind

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Jan 15, 2007 | 09:57 PM

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Thats why I went ahead and bought a girdle with the longer studs. A little insurance with as much as we spend on motors.

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I got main studs, head studs, and L19 bolts. Id hate to ruin a $8,000 motor over a snapped bolt!

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