Heads Studs vs. Head Bolts
Serious hardcore racing? High CR? use studs. Otherwise it’s just blowing money on unnecessary overkill and a placebo effect. Everything else bolts are more than adequate. ARP bolts with washers and using the lube as they advise correctly and then Tighten them in 10 ft/lb increments. Learned this 35 plus years ago from the 40+ year old Mopar Bible. Nothings changed as far as tightening head bolts correctly.
Serious hardcore racing? High CR? use studs. Otherwise it’s just blowing money on unnecessary overkill and a placebo effect. Everything else bolts are more than adequate. ARP bolts with washers and using the lube as they advise correctly and then Tighten them in 10 ft/lb increments. Learned this 35 plus years ago from the 40+ year old Mopar Bible. Nothings changed as far as tightening head bolts correctly.
