ARP Head bolts

[Blown 0]

So now that I've decided to get my arse in gear and do something with my G60(cos it's been stood in the parents garage,neglected, with the bonnet up for around 5 months now) the likliehood of having to remove the head is cropping up.

If I do,I'd want to replace the headbolts with ARP ones but I've heard about different opinions on them.

Any good,or not?

[H8RRA 0]

from what i know, you can't get better and i've had 3 supercharged corado vr's with nitrous bolted together with them :) 8)

 

 

....need any more convincing? ;)

[keithmac 0]

Mine runs arp headstuds, no complaints here (plus you can re-use them!).

[Yandards 0]

Fitted my ARP bolts no problems to my 16v G60 build but can't comment on anything else as the engine is still in bits!

[flusted 0]

Apperantly they dont stretch like vws 1s so arent a good idea? Only what ive read

[H8RRA 0]

Apperantly they dont stretch like vws 1s so arent a good idea? Only what ive read

 

 

 

????thats the whole point. You can reuse them and change the torque setting dependant on your set-up. Never been a fan of stretch bolts and this ".......torque to x lb fts and then 90deg and another 90DEG......." Can never find a bloody protractor when I'm doing a head :roll: :?

 

I've had mine on std setups, charged setups and currently charged with a spacer gasket without any probs feel a lot more comfortable with them than stretch bolts

[s.g 0]

Apperantly they dont stretch like vws 1s so arent a good idea? Only what ive read

 

 

 

????thats the whole point. You can reuse them and change the torque setting dependant on your set-up. Never been a fan of stretch bolts and this ".......torque to x lb fts and then 90deg and another 90DEG......." Can never find a bloody protractor when I'm doing a head :roll: :?

 

I've had mine on std setups, charged setups and currently charged with a spacer gasket without any probs feel a lot more comfortable with them than stretch bolts

 

just a quick question, would there not be a risk of treading the block if you happen to put to much torque through the bolt

[H8RRA 0]

Apperantly they dont stretch like vws 1s so arent a good idea? Only what ive read

 

 

 

????thats the whole point. You can reuse them and change the torque setting dependant on your set-up. Never been a fan of stretch bolts and this ".......torque to x lb fts and then 90deg and another 90DEG......." Can never find a bloody protractor when I'm doing a head :roll: :?

 

I've had mine on std setups, charged setups and currently charged with a spacer gasket without any probs feel a lot more comfortable with them than stretch bolts

 

just a quick question, would there not be a risk of treading the block if you happen to put to much torque through the bolt

 

yes.

 

isn't there a chance of killing yourself if you crash into a brick wall at 100mph?

 

the answer is both is yes but why would you want to do either?

[Sprint 0]

If the engine is fairly standard just stick to standard bolts, they work fine. U should only need ARP head bolts/studs in extremes. Metal head gaskets require stretch bolts as they need a slight amount of 'give' so to speak. Even if you upgrade to a Cometic gasket only stock bolts should be used. Save your money for other things :)

[s.g 0]

Apperantly they dont stretch like vws 1s so arent a good idea? Only what ive read

 

 

 

????thats the whole point. You can reuse them and change the torque setting dependant on your set-up. Never been a fan of stretch bolts and this ".......torque to x lb fts and then 90deg and another 90DEG......." Can never find a bloody protractor when I'm doing a head :roll: :?

 

I've had mine on std setups, charged setups and currently charged with a spacer gasket without any probs feel a lot more comfortable with them than stretch bolts

 

just a quick question, would there not be a risk of treading the block if you happen to put to much torque through the bolt

 

yes.

 

isn't there a chance of killing yourself if you crash into a brick wall at 100mph?

 

the answer is both is yes but why would you want to do either?

 

 

i was only asking :lol: :lol:

[H8RRA 0]

sorry - forgot the smilies 8) ;)

 

Anyways - if you're just doing a head - probably just as well with std - i'm always pulling engines apart so got arp's - a nice "to have" or necessity if fcukin around with the vr6 - don't really see why you wouldn't use them if you had them, as in, why you would have heard bad about them. Only reason i wouldn't use them is to save money.

 

I'm off to hit a brick wall now then.......

[s.g 0]

sorry - forgot the smilies 8) ;)

 

Anyways - if you're just doing a head - probably just as well with std - i'm always pulling engines apart so got arp's - a nice "to have" or necessity if fcukin around with the vr6 - don't really see why you wouldn't use them if you had them, as in, why you would have heard bad about them. Only reason i wouldn't use them is to save money.

 

I'm off to hit a brick wall now then.......

 

:lol: :lol: :brickwall:

cheers for that