I've been running the allen bolts for over a year with no issues.

Having a flat deck and head is the best insurance against blowing your head gasket.
Everything else is speculation!

 

Madmikeismad, are you the same madmikeismad from compd?

 

maximum diesel use stock head bolts for the last year in there 1/4 mile truck with twins running 11s and havent had a single issue. i agree with 12valvetater.... seen it to many times to disagree

 

, how many madmikeismad's could there be?

I'm also on DT, CF, p4x4, jeepforum, and a few bodybuilding forums

 

I assumed that it was the same but I know if I would have openly assumed I would have been wrong

Oh and for the record I still feel studs are over rated!

 

Agreed. Ive had gauges in for nearly 6 months now and still basically havent touched my pump, and I just put in a set of MD head bolts, engines still stock. Also I put in 60lb valvesprings before I put in my 4k GSK. Im too poor too break something expensive

Now once I get a better clutch the power mods will start rollin in

 

Well I built an engine with all the best parts. No expense was spared for a stock rebuild, and it still wasn't reliable. 5k miles later it dropped a valve and trashed itself. You can spend money on making something as reliable as you can possibly imagine and it can still waste itself in short order. If you want a truely reliable engine, then let it bone stock.

 

Well my rig is realiable for the most part and when it isnt im not gonna say anything because it has 296k on it and at some point everthing is gonna let go.

 

I'm done arguing... haha, but before I quit I'm just gonna say I don't know why anybody would build a 10-15k dollar engine and not stud it. That just makes no sense to me.

 

If you have 10-15 in an engine... yea you have 400 dollars to throw at some studs. I will agree there. But for people on a tight budget... different story.