ok i have a b16 with arp head studs and i am going ls/vtec can i use my b16 arp head studs on a ls/vtec?? thanks

 

no.. arp makes head studs for the ls/vtec and i believe gsr head studs work as well... the b16 studs are too short.

 

use gsr ones

 

gsr...b16's dont work

 

as said.....

 

so just for every one to know the b16s worked just fine.. and they is about 3 threads sticking out of the nut after being tourqed.... i compared them to my buddies arps and were around a 1/4in shorter but worked just fine..

 

you wont think they are fine, when your strip the few threads they are enguaged into, in the block. we use the GSR studs on the ls/vtec combo for a reason.....

 

they are all the way down in the block like they are suposed to be...

 

Yeah....we snugged the ARP B16's in the block like their supposed and used a .030 cometic headgasked and put the head down and torqued the nuts to about 82ft/lbs and everything went very smooth. There is about 3/16 of the stud protruding from the nuts which is plenty. So for future reference, B16 head studs worked for us on Ryans LS/VTEC. There is nothing sketchy about it.