ok i have head studs that i had left over from my silverado supercharger build. well i wantd to use them on my camaro but they were way too long. and then when i picked up my head bolts, they were too long also. WTF is going on, why do they look to big? were there 2 different sizes or something?

 

The 2004 blocks used head bolts that were all the same length and they are shorter than the earlier LS blocks . If your engine is older than 2004 , the longer bolts or studs which ever you decide to use are the correct ones to use .

 

but see thats the weird thing, my silvy was a 2000, and my camaro is a 2002, but my camaro head bolts are way shorter than the studs from the silvy and bolts that i bought for my head swap

 

Are you sure that the engine that is in the camaro is the original one ? Something does not seem right here if you know what I mean . 2002 blocks used the longer head bolts .

 

well its a ls6 block does that make a difference

 

I don't think so , I think the defining thing is what year the block was made in . 2004 all head bolts the same length and shorter or pre 2004 with the longer head bolts .

 

you def have an 04+ and didnt kno it...

 

but its a 02 camaro! i dont think it would have a newer engine would it, i think it did have an accident because the drivers headlight wont line up quite right

 

I can settle this one fast for you........ Give us the code off the block in front of the pass side cyl head on the pad that sticks out. There'll be a letter followed by 3 numbers. That'll be the production date of the block. Report back to us the letter and 3 numbers and I'll decode it for you.

 

there is no number i just walked out to my garage and its just a smooth flat surface

 

It's there, you're not looking in the right spot. Look harder

 

i looked again today and im positive there is nothing where your telling me to look. its just smooth. and another thing, they aren't all the same size, there are three different sizes, but they are just shorter than the ones i got from the dealership and the studs i got.

 

Can you get a digital camera back there to get a pic? this is how i usually get casting numbers and such. I set the camera on macro or whatever the close up setting is and lower it down and push the button or just set the timer and lower it down by the braclet thing on it.

 

Look towards the front of the motor, on the top of the pass side of the block. Near the area where you can see the corner of the head gasket sticking out on the deck surface

 

well im stupid, i asked my friend who helped me, well actually i helped him do my heads, and he said all my head bolts were the same except the small ones at the top, and they were all short, not like my silverado which had 2 medium size bolts and 8 long bolts, so it has to be a 04+.

 

and my son has hidden my digital camera somewhere and he's 3 so trying to retrace his steps is lunacy. i may have to just go get another one, so taking a picture is out.

 

Here, look at the red circled area:

 

yep thats where i looked even used my little light on the end of the twisty tube thing and its perfectly smooth. no letters or numbers