while this was a good idea.... and your car is boosted... i think a better idea would of been to buy a cheap short block and rebuild... you dont know how long those stock gaskets are going to hold boost for...
Should regasket with a set of felpro MLS or cometics.... however... without a good tune a quality head gasket increases your chances of doing damage to your engine....
what is your car tuned with?
like i said i dont know alot about boost... but u know have a strait set of heads with a good gasket is a must...
head studs or ARP bolts wouldnt be a bad idea.... neither would a roller style rocker while you had the heads off
but then you can start thinking about a custom cam.... new timing conponents... How ever as ALWAYS! new water pump... and new oil pump use the standard VOL pump not the high volume... if you plan on using the stock pan the high vol pumps bolts can some times hit and crack the pan
Should regasket with a set of felpro MLS or cometics.... however... without a good tune a quality head gasket increases your chances of doing damage to your engine....
what is your car tuned with?
like i said i dont know alot about boost... but u know have a strait set of heads with a good gasket is a must...
head studs or ARP bolts wouldnt be a bad idea.... neither would a roller style rocker while you had the heads off
but then you can start thinking about a custom cam.... new timing conponents... How ever as ALWAYS! new water pump... and new oil pump use the standard VOL pump not the high volume... if you plan on using the stock pan the high vol pumps bolts can some times hit and crack the pan
yup when you have the pan off pull the caps on a bearing or 2 and see if they are really scored up
All of this because you blew a head gasket on your other motor. I am really confused why you didn't use the $850 bucks to freshen up the motor that you already had in the car.