head gasket bolts

marc · 10-22-2006, 05:01 AM

hey guys and girls. yesterday i finished changing my valve cover gaskets and i was wondering, i saw these bolts. i was wonderoing if they r the bolts to tighten down my head gasket, they looked like 12mm allen head bolts. r these the ones i retorque down to tihgten my hg? and if those were them, would i just loosen them to get to my hg? if so, changin a hg would be a very easy job. i changed my gaskets quite easily. pics will be up soon.

mkthreetillinfinity · 10-22-2006, 12:34 PM

those things are called head studs. people usually torque them down to 75 ft-lbs. you should tighten them again after 600 miles by the way, torque them down to 85 ft-lbs.

h8z2luze · 10-23-2006, 02:07 AM

He said allen head bolts so im guessing they are head bolts not studs and yes those are the ones you take out and no its deffinatly not a easy process. Trust me i have done it twice now. If you do replace it I HIGHLY reccomend from experience get the metal HKS gasket and ARP headbolts. It will save you money in the longrun.

marc · 10-23-2006, 02:55 AM

o i know, ill be doing it in a few months. im workign 3 jobs now and am racking in the money. ill ahve this beast with over 300 hp by summer i hope. im getti na new ic, bov, turbo, mhg. all that good stuff. and im hoping to do it all myself, and if needed ill take into my auto class, or just ask my dad, he works magic with his cars. all the work i do i do in my driveway. thats the beast w/o cam covers.

marc · 10-23-2006, 02:56 AM

o and can sum1 tell em what this is please.

mizuboi · 10-23-2006, 03:24 AM

that would be your stock bov

ddmcse · 10-23-2006, 07:23 PM

bov = blow off valve

it's a valve that controls the air that was forced into your intake but didn't get used when you close the throttle that forced air needs to escape or it could cause the turbo to back spin

10-22-2006, 05:01 AM	#1
marc 12psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: salem mass Posts: 329	head gasket bolts hey guys and girls. yesterday i finished changing my valve cover gaskets and i was wondering, i saw these bolts. i was wonderoing if they r the bolts to tighten down my head gasket, they looked like 12mm allen head bolts. r these the ones i retorque down to tihgten my hg? and if those were them, would i just loosen them to get to my hg? if so, changin a hg would be a very easy job. i changed my gaskets quite easily. pics will be up soon. __________________ nothing but the best -mods- so far K&N intake fipk 3" megan downpipe 3"turbo elbow 4 washers on the wastegate highflow cat short shifter 89+ front bumper, pic soon to come many more upgrades soon

10-22-2006, 12:34 PM	#2
mkthreetillinfinity Stock Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 27	head studs those things are called head studs. people usually torque them down to 75 ft-lbs. you should tighten them again after 600 miles by the way, torque them down to 85 ft-lbs.

10-23-2006, 02:07 AM	#3
h8z2luze 12psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 338	He said allen head bolts so im guessing they are head bolts not studs and yes those are the ones you take out and no its deffinatly not a easy process. Trust me i have done it twice now. If you do replace it I HIGHLY reccomend from experience get the metal HKS gasket and ARP headbolts. It will save you money in the longrun. __________________ 1989 Supra 7MGE MK3 5-speed project... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2385505

10-23-2006, 02:55 AM	#4
marc 12psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: salem mass Posts: 329	o i know, ill be doing it in a few months. im workign 3 jobs now and am racking in the money. ill ahve this beast with over 300 hp by summer i hope. im getti na new ic, bov, turbo, mhg. all that good stuff. and im hoping to do it all myself, and if needed ill take into my auto class, or just ask my dad, he works magic with his cars. all the work i do i do in my driveway. thats the beast w/o cam covers. Attached Thumbnails __________________ nothing but the best -mods- so far K&N intake fipk 3" megan downpipe 3"turbo elbow 4 washers on the wastegate highflow cat short shifter 89+ front bumper, pic soon to come many more upgrades soon

10-23-2006, 02:56 AM	#5
marc 12psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: salem mass Posts: 329	o and can sum1 tell em what this is please. Attached Thumbnails __________________ nothing but the best -mods- so far K&N intake fipk 3" megan downpipe 3"turbo elbow 4 washers on the wastegate highflow cat short shifter 89+ front bumper, pic soon to come many more upgrades soon

10-23-2006, 07:23 PM	#7
ddmcse 500whp yet? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CT U.S.A. Posts: 966	bov = blow off valve it's a valve that controls the air that was forced into your intake but didn't get used when you close the throttle that forced air needs to escape or it could cause the turbo to back spin __________________ 300+ RW HP Dyno run, jdm,mod turbo,3"exh,electfan,greddyboost Blown HeadGasket info My Supra KiXGaS

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