drintegra

Has any one used these and has anyone heard of the "distortion" they say ARP head studs cause. I am wondering since I like both ARP and GE but was wondering about the distortion they speak. If you look at the link and read the las paragraph.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1

B18C4-T

I had ARP headstuds and didn't care for them. When we tore the block down every one of the studs distorted when we removed them. I think it has to do with the design, they're threaded all the way down so they completely bottom out the threads. I went with AEBS head and main studs this time. I like the fact that they have a small round section on the end so they don't bottom out the threads. Just my .02.

Larry

earl

If you re-read what it says...

These kits use original OEM torque specs so there is no block distrotion like other main stud manufacturers!

They are talking about the fact that if you follow the max torque spec on main studs, you can distort the main saddle slightly. If you use oem torque specs, that won't happen, however. This has nothing to do with the quality of either stud manufacturer.

drintegra

So I am still debating , can't seem to get definitive answers. I see many people running the arp and they are reusable, but if they will dstort my head, girdle or the bolt itself I rather not. I just want to know if they will be ok.