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Old 07-03-2012, 04:50 PM
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Default felpro head bolts??? any good?

Havent bought any headbolts yet for my headgasket swap. didnt even know felpro made head bolts. how are they to ARP and a second question try'n to find a part# for arp head bolts for a LT1 is like pulling teeth mite just goto arp's site been all over summits
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Felpros are fine.
LT1 uses standard smallblock head bolts so the only reason to have a hard time finding them is overcomplicating it and looking for something that signifies specifically LT1.
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yeah ino went to apr's site got the part# from them went back to summit to see prices about $50 difference for the arp's
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I didn't take the risk I went arp.
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What risk?

It is a smallblock chevy head bolt, not rocket science. Felpro is not infallible but is a good brand and the OP seems to have a mild car not anything that would tax even stock bolts.
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97 SLP takeout motor stock ported heads, LT4 hotcam,1.6 rr, 24# injectors, stock t/b hooker longtubes so it's no racecar just like doing things once. rite now just gonna drive it but we all say that at first. thats why my 93' has a full tube chassis
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I'm running Fel pro head bolts. They seem to be just fine on my car.
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If you choose to go with ARPs I recommend the 134-3601s.
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Thanks RamAir95TA, I have been looking for that part number myself for when I do my cam.
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why the hex and not the 12pt?
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Don't buy felpro. I have used them for years with no problems on multiple projects. This year when I was putting the heads back on the LTx one of the Felpro bolts snapped. (I'm not an idiot I know how to properly torque down head bolts) It snapped off clean with the deck, what a pain in the *** to get it out. I returned the felpro bolts and bought ARP. Good quality bolts.No going back for me.
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ordered the 134-3601's
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I went with the 6-points only because I only use 6-point sockets. The 12-points are fine too.
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lol to late now already on there way from summit



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