how hard can you push a HG with just studs? which studs do you all recommend? funds arnt there right now to do al the machine work and i would much rather just stud it 1 at a time if i will benifit from it?

thanks

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also what about the mighty diesel head bolts?

 

I made 20 passes with the MD bolts @ 135lbs running 90psi+ on the original gasket. The gasket finally let go when I raised the timing to 26*.

 

im at 17* and soon to be running a 63mm turbo. i havent heard many bad things about these bolts and for $130 they are much more affordable.

 

Woah... Sounds like the hold up pretty good! I didnt realize they would hold up so well with just stud

 

All depends on your set up and what your going to do with the truck. If your in the market for studs ARP gets my vote, I've had great luck with there 12mm studs.

 

im in the market for not pulling off my perfectly good head! so i want to keep it that way before something happens. just dont want to have to drop big $$$ for a name if it gets me know where but braggin rights. i just want the truck to hold together.

 

The MD bolts are good for the money, and for most builds they would work well but, the ARPs are a step better if you need it. If you need more than that, there are other choices too. I ended up going with Extreme Studs. They were more than the standard ARPs, but I went with double O-rings, so I wanted something as strong as possible, with out being outrageously expensive.

 

^^^ extreme studs is my vote. we recently made the switch from ARP to extreme for our builds. we also have them in stock.

 

I want to caution you about Tony's head bolts. I'm one of the few who have used them and not worked. I was sitting at 433 go on a stock charger, pushing it past it's limits, and ended up stretching 8 bolts on my 12v. But like I've said, I'm one of the few who have had a problem with them. My personal preference is drop the little extra coin for studs. U won't regret it

 

do you think in your situation they held up better than the factory bolts?