I have ARP headstuds for d16z6, used for a d16a6/d16z6 minime. Now i ahve a d16y8/D16z6 and the studs are too long. Im going to order new ones.

BUT... i need my car running asap, and this is the only thing stopping me from dropping the motor. Should I resue my stock bolts and break in the motor for a week until the ARP studs come??

I know i should not do that, but do you guys think its safe in terms of breaking in motor for about 5-7 days?

And when I do change the bolts out for the studs, do i need to change Headgaskets? or should i just remove bolt/ install studs?

Give me some feedback, share some past experience, and help me out with some advice.

(I know I should not be retorque oem head bolts anyway, anyhow the point I'm stressing right now is that I'm only going to use it for a week. AND I have resued OEM bolts before, lasted for almost 8 months with massize detonation. (Then i swapped out for a new motor).

 

I'm running a motor with head bolts reused 3 times, and a reused head gasket. The head bolts should be ok, but if you put more than a few miles on the head gasket, it'll be toast.

 

It will be toast with just a few miles? But you reused it? and its ok?

Well i just thought of something:

Can i just take out one stock bolt)
Replace it with a ARP stud
Torque it down to spec.

Then take out a next bolt.
Replace that one with the stud.
Toqure.


and repeat for all 10?? (In sequence of course.)


I'm just trying to be cheap and save me a few bucks and trouble of taking the head off the block.. is the risk big enough to just say fudge it, and pull the head and replace headgasket?

 

just buy the bolts from a good place and have them overnighted............................. save a new headgasket

 

Just copper spray the headgasket. You can reuse it.

 

head bolts do stretch....

 

THANKS EVERYBODY!