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01-27-2009, 10:10 AM
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How good is your current head gasket? Been running lots of egt's? If everything is in good shape and you torque the studs to 135 ft*lbs, you should be ok to 50+psi. Some guys get higher boost numbers. Head gasket don't like high drive pressure and high egt's. Studs allow you to abuse the head gasket more than the stock bolts. Bucks down, you could just crank-up the torque on the stock bolts.
How are you planning on putting them in?
How are you planning on putting them in?
01-27-2009, 02:59 PM
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How good is your current head gasket? Been running lots of egt's? If everything is in good shape and you torque the studs to 135 ft*lbs, you should be ok to 50+psi. Some guys get higher boost numbers. Head gasket don't like high drive pressure and high egt's. Studs allow you to abuse the head gasket more than the stock bolts. Bucks down, you could just crank-up the torque on the stock bolts.
How are you planning on putting them in?
How are you planning on putting them in?
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