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Old 01 April 2005, 04:03 PM
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Default ARP Head Studs or Standard Head Bolts at 400bhp+

Out of interest who is running what on these?

I run the ARP Head Studs on my 2.65 Litre and Head Bolts on my 2.2 Litre.

Once over the 400/400 barrier is it worth going to the ARP head studs for the best seal on the head or?

Just being nosy really.

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Old 01 April 2005, 05:02 PM
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I ran std bolts on my 500 engine, std bolts on my 400 engine...

Not to say that they are any better or worse but that is what i used and will use again when i get another scoob.

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I use ARP on the 2.3 with 500 and John Banks uses OE bolts on his 2.5 with high 400's with no issues.
So I suppose either will do the job

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Jon

Which ones are referring to, oversized or standard. I was told you only need to use oversized if you planned >2 bar & or nitrous.

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I run 1.85 bar on my 2 litre Sti5 using std bolts, depends on what you torque them up to.

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Thanks guys

Was just purely out of interest thats all!
Old 02 April 2005, 08:29 AM
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Bob, just reread your post there. Do you torque the head bolts down more than the recommended amount in the workshop manual or just the middle ones?

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