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Head bolts?

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sl03gt

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Going to be swapping heads on a stock 94. Replacing with stock heads can you reuse the head bolts? Just curious.
 
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You can but it isn't recommended.
 
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Ive always been told to use new ones.
 

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you are not supposed to reuse head bolts. apparently they are designed to stretch when you torque them down

i'm 95% sure that if you use head studs, you can resue them. the ones i have (arp) screw into the block with an allen wrench. that way you can take them out if you need to the next time you change heads.
 
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Just curious, that's what I thought. Thanks
 

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You can reuse ARP head bolts and ARP studs, the latter more so.

If you were on a serious budget, you could technically use the stock head bolts. They will still clamp, but it isn't recommended.

I have used my ARP head bolts 3 times now. Not worried about them at all.
 

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Cough up the dough and do it right, just get some arp bolts.
Scott
 
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