When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
IF you would like I could take a picture of both early and late for you, I have a set of both. Early has 4 short and 16 long not counting the little one at the top that didn't change between year. The 04 and up are all long you can look up head studs on any website and it will show you.
Yeah, post some pics. Take a long bolt, install it in a later '04 up block and snap a pic. Might as well even put a cylinder head on so we can see the gap when the bolt bottoms out.
I know the early blocks required 2 short and 8 long bolts per bank, no argument there, but I know the later blocks required 10 short bolts, not long bolts. I've got two blocks of each design sitting in my garage with head bolts for each. I'd take the picture myself if I weren't out of town.
My 04 LS1 AND 05 5.3 AND my 04 6.0 says the internet is wrong. This 04 and up bullshit caused me to order the wrong headstuds this last go round. Dumb me shoulda known better then to trust the internet, i shoulda checked first.
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Slideshow: From wobbling harmonic balancers to failed EBCMs, these are the issues that define long-term C5 ownership and what repairs typically involve.
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Slideshow: A modern Camaro transformed into a retro icon, this limited-run "Bandit" build blends nostalgia with brute force in a way few revivals manage.
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Slideshow: Cadillac didn't just crash the high-performance luxury vehicle party, it showed up loud, supercharged, and occasionally a little unhinged...
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Slideshow: A one-off sports car that looks like a vintage Italian exotic-but hides a C6 Corvette underneath-just sold for the price of a new mid-engine Corvette.