Re use rod bolts or new OEM?

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05-07-2019, 10:19 PM

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Re use rod bolts or new OEM?

I wanted to see what experience everyone has had. I'm going to pull the pistons and open up the ring gaps. Should I re use the stock bolts or get new OEM's?

This is on a 2000 LS1

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05-08-2019, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LilJayV10

I wanted to see what experience everyone has had. I'm going to pull the pistons and open up the ring gaps. Should I re use the stock bolts or get new OEM's?

I haven’t had any problems with re-using the factory bolts on Gen4 stuff.