O-Ring or Studs

[Kiff]

Looking at building up my motor, with the higher boost pressures and increased injection timing planned I am wondering which is a better root. O-Ring head or ARP Studs? Both are roughly the same price, doing both is a little out of the price range now. Whats the best plan? stock head bolts just fine with 45 or 50psi?

 

[apocalypse1812]

Save your money and do both.

And if you HAVE to have one or the other, ARP 625's

 

[TheBigNasty]

It's a 12v. O-ring and pull dem bolts!

 

[Kiff]

What studs should I go with? dont plan to give the old girl more than 500hp

 

[apocalypse1812]

ARP 625's

This

 

[whoabeats]

idk what can justify $1200 head studs :doh:

 

[displacedtexan]

Boost isn't what kills headgaskets...

If you o-ring you will at least need new bolts.

Doing it right the first time is the cheapest route.

If you can't afford the supporting mods, you can't afford the power.

 

[lowdiesel]

Boost isn't what kills headgaskets...

If you o-ring you will at least need new bolts.

Doing it right the first time is the cheapest route.

If you can't afford the supporting mods, you can't afford the power.

I agree

 

[mathews8pt]

o-rings and new stock bolts

$.02

 

[ChrisNickerson]

Do both or don't even bother

 

[01sport]

o-rings and new stock bolts

$.02

let the truck warm up before beating on it you will be just fine with this set up or just studs what kind of timeing are you planing on runing

 

[jakemono]

I blew a hg at 50psi with studs. I know how fire rings+studs.

 

[displacedtexan]

Boost didn't kill your headgasket...

 

[Tate]

Save your money and do both.

And if you HAVE to have one or the other, ARP 625's

He can't afford $400 o-ring job and $400 studs, so you recommend $1200 studs?

I'd say do the o-rings and bolts. When you get the cash later, swap the studs in.

 

[ctd12valve95]

a good shop should be able to resurface,clean and oring for $300,and i run A1 studs, never heard anything bad about them

 

[White Knight]

I'd say do the o-rings and bolts. When you get the cash later, swap the studs in.

 

[jonathanw]

oring it then when ya get the money head studs...

 

[bsmith]

o-rings and new stock bolts

$.02

This^^

New bolts from snedge cost 80 bucks.

 

[BrettWINspeed]

I've had good luck with a resurfaced head's and ARP 2000's on a few trucks. The key is prepping the block well, I use the precision sanding block(about halfway down the page), with 80-100 grit emery cloth. Use a good torque wrench, lot's of ARP Lube, and you can never do too many retorques. My 97 is done this way and I have 40k+ miles running up to 30* and boost as high as 60 psi.$.02