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10-26-2005, 12:40 PM
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SP58GT
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Dirty Jerz
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bolts are easier to install...but honestly...since i have installed both, id say studs are teh way to go since they would be a little more reliable...but it really doesnt matter...if you do it right...the installation that is...everything should come out ok...hopefully
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10-26-2005, 01:49 PM
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Lexus & 550's
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bossier City LA
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If you are looking for every last bit of horse power, then go with the studs. They won't distort the cylinder walls when you torque the head like the bolts will. Granted it is a small difference but the bolts do stress the threads in the block and will cause them to open just a bit so the cylinder walls distort at each bolt hole in the block. This causes the rings to not seal as well and so a loss of horse power, however small, but a loss just the same.
It would be best to have a friend help with removal and installation with head on the studs, but it would be worth it. It's kinda like Suppra-girl said earlier. And it would be a long time before you blew that head gasket too. Russ |
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