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Originally Posted by Kuban
If you are going to do the replacement right away it wouldnt be a bad idea either way. No matter how many miles the engine has on it. If its a stock hg, and the head bolts were torqed to fsm standards it could blow under randomness situations. BUT if the head bolts were torqed a little above fsm standards, say around 80ftlbs than i wouldnt worry about it if your running stock boost with no mods. But if you plan on changing it out heres what i recommend.
ARP Head studs
105.00$
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Cometic 2mm Steel Multi-Layer
169.00$
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https://935motorsports.com/catalog/p...roducts_id=767
That would be a good setup. Then of coarse new gaskets for the things you end up doing in the process (Intake, exhaust, turbo-manifold etc.).
Total part will probably run you around 350$ or so. IF your doing the job yourself. My good friend whos a mechanic said the standard time for the 7m by shop standards is rated at about 12 hours labor. Depending on the shops labor charges, could be as much as 1000$ in labor to as little as 700$.
All in all its not costing you more than 1500$ tops to get the headgasket redone with a hg that will sustain 30psi all day long.
Now say the hg is already blown. Then were talking about pulling the engine and sending the block and head out to a machine shop and get then resurfaced. Prices on that are grey area. Just hope its not already blown basically.
Good Luck!
*EDIT* The 7m is a I-6, not a v6 as alot of people commonly confuse it, thus there only being (1) headgasket. |
inline 6, yup. and 1500 is horrible for my wallet haha, ill have about 500 to spend by the time i get the car (about). id love to do it myself, but no room. our garage is packed and we have a slanted driveway, plus the weather is horrible.
so the only problem with the heads is that they werent torqued to a high enough level? or is there something else as well?
theres already some mods on it. the newer CT27 turbo, a CAI and a performance exhaust (not sure what size) is going on soon, since theres no muffler and hes just fixing the whole thing. ill have to drive it super careful and resist the urge to floor it :-X