New headgasket. New head bolts or use old ones
04-09-2012, 08:18 PM
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New headgasket. New head bolts or use old ones
I'm getting my headgasket on my gsr replaced. Should I replace the headbolts or can i re-use the old ones?
04-09-2012, 08:48 PM
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Re: New headgasket. New head bolts or use old ones
Plenty of people reuse them, plenty of people replace them. Personally, I'd replace them with ARP's for the sake of safety.
04-10-2012, 08:47 AM
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Re: New headgasket. New head bolts or use old ones
Was the headgasket blown? Or are you just doing maintenance? I would avoid reusing them if possible, especially if the old headgasket was blown. Your old headstuds would most likely be stretched which will lead to another blown headgasket. I'd just go with ARP's so you don't have to worry about it.
04-10-2012, 11:52 AM
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Re: New headgasket. New head bolts or use old ones
ARP ftw, make sure you get your head machined so you have no more leaks!
In my personal experience everytime I've reused head bolts theyve lead to a leak.
In my personal experience everytime I've reused head bolts theyve lead to a leak.
04-10-2012, 01:23 PM
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Re: New headgasket. New head bolts or use old ones
Either way it's not worth "potentially" sacrificing the longevity of your engine to save $100 on a set of ARP studs imo. Buy new studs
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