worth it or not?
building motor w/

crower stage 2 valvetrain
ctr over sized pistons
ls rods
cometic head gasket to lower compression for drivability
and other jibba jabba that shouldnt make or break the decision

i know alot of people use the arp rod bolts and head studs, but i am just wondering if it really matters? anyone w/ experince? thanks

 

Hell yeah.

Especially after running higher comp pistons such as ctr's. Arp's will hold the head tight, where as stock ones may stretch.

Rod bolts are a good idea too, a lot of people shotpeen the stock rods and they work fine. But with higher revving vtec head, rod bolts won't snap like oem ones do.

 

Yes very worth it, esp. if you plan on revving to 8k+.

I'd also recommend getting the rods notched for gsr bearings.

 

It matters. Get the stronger rod bolts and head studs.

 

thanks guys, i really didnt want to spend the money but it seems to be a must have.

 

the arp rod bolts are 35 shipped @ lightning motorsports and they should have the headstuds they r like a hundred special for ht member rod bolt part # 208-6001

 

when u do an Ls vtec , do u use ls head studs or gsr head studs?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLUE EH3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when u do an Ls vtec , do u use ls head studs or gsr head studs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

gsr

 

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gsr</TD></TR></TABLE> why wouldnt use LS head bolts? gsr bolts are to short for a LS block

 

b18a, b18b, b20b, b20z
with any vtec head, you use gsr/itr head studs

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLUE EH3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> why wouldnt use LS head bolts? gsr bolts are to short for a LS block </TD></TR></TABLE>
The head is what determines the head bolts that you need. The bolt length is based on the height of the head.

 

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The head is what determines the head bolts that you need. The bolt length is based on the height of the head.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes, but don't forget to mention, that you don't use b16 bolts with a 1.8 bottom
ppl may get confused, and think b16 head, i'll use b16 bolts

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99lsvtecauto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the arp rod bolts are 35 shipped @ lightning motorsports and they should have the headstuds they r like a hundred special for ht member rod bolt part # 208-6001 </TD></TR></TABLE>

is that just lightingmotorsport.com? good pricees. thanks for the help guys

 

yey that lightningmotorsports.com u may possiblely see them as an advertised company at the top of screen or if u do a search thru archived links on ht type in arp rod bolts they should come back in sponsored marketplace anytime with the help help can b scarce on ht depending on the topic

 

what good will it do to get your rods notched for gsr bearings....why not stick with stock ls???????

 

i think it is lightningmotorsports but if u just type there name in a ht search they r a sponsor to my understanding people renotch for gsr rods and bearing because the are wider so supposedly should take more abuse not certain can some 1 confirm or deny