Well, I was wondering about a new fuel plate, I have a stocker in the truck now, what can I put in and be safe? I was looking at some and they said no more than a #10 (bd diesel performance & tst) for stock set up. With a dd clutch, k&n, and 4" straight pipe, could I go safely with a #5?

 

Well, studs would be a safe idea, other wise it will kill HG..

If you have a pyro installed, you CAN run what ever you can controll EGT wise ...

Not sure if your running the stock turbo .. ( I dont see anything listed will assume its hx35) ... also what is yourIP timing ? have you timed it up or ??

 

Is there a way to check head bolts to see if aftermarket? Yes Stock turbo, and unsure on ip timing, likely it has been untouched.. I haven't, I want to.

 

I'm not sure if there's a way to tell if bolts are stock or not, but studs are recognizable by the fact that they aren't bolts.

 

You could compare the head of the bolt to a stock bolt. Age however would be hard to determine. If they were upgraded to the mighty diesel bolts they would be socket head cap screws or as you south of the border people call them Allen Bolts.

 

It isn't about what side of the border you're on, it's about how ignorant you are. Nobody calls them Allen bolts who know better, not unlike nobody calls every portable cassette player a Walkman who knows better... but now I'm starting to date myself. Point is: all Allen head fasteners are hex head fasteners, but not all hex head fasteners are Allen (or even most of them- in fact, most aren't).

 

Either way, so there would be a obvious difference if it was messed with. Studs or shcs are obviously different than hex bolts

 

Yes they are, but not all aftermarket bolts are cap screws, or look like anything special. Well, maybe they do to some of our gurus, but I sure as crap can't always tell the difference.

 

long story short ...if they look like bolts .. they are logically stock especially if there is stock engine paint on them ..

if there 12Pt nuts on top .. there studs .. simple engough ..

 

So then stock. Ok so how hard is it to do this right