senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/08/07 04:12 AM Share Posted 27/08/07 04:12 AM (edited) Hey Guys, does anyone know if headstuds are a direct replacement, or do you have to re thread the block, the reason I ask is because I had a mate with a skyline (qualified mechanic) who was told ARP head studs would fit straight in, however once he has them fitted, they had stretched the block and squashed his oil gallery, needless to say, I don't want this to happen to my T when I put some atomic head studs in next week!Any comments would be welcome!Cheers,Pat Edited 27/08/07 04:13 AM by senna_T Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37778-head-studs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/08/07 04:18 AM Share Posted 27/08/07 04:18 AM Two questions...1. Have you rung atomic and asked them?,2. WTF do you need head studs for? Im may be wrong but im 99% sure most of the big HP T's around still use Fords head bolts with no problems..? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37778-head-studs/#findComment-568298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/08/07 05:11 AM Author Share Posted 27/08/07 05:11 AM I spoke to brad this morning and forgot to ask him he did say that the standard ones aren't re-usable so it would be a good idea to replace them Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/37778-head-studs/#findComment-568314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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