Thread: Manny's VET Open-Motor Surgery

repeating what the guy i was mailing at arp said when i sent him a pic of a failure on a gtir (also using cometic hg)

The only problem caused by insufficient thread engagement in the block is that the bolts/studs pull out of the block and that is not an issue here.

is there any evidence of that on the block ?

i haven't seen a great discussion like this in a while, i like this new forum. Anyone know where i can get the jun or oversized gtir studs?

Greg V for the GTIR studs.

You do understand that you will have to drip and tap the block and dril the head for the larger studs.

I've been running the aebs studs with the VE metal HG at 30psi for some time now.No problems so far.

I went over the headgasket a couple of times already and I have not found anything abnormal about the headgasket. The only logical reasoning with all the findings I encountered with the motor is that the head lifted because of the ARP bolts.

I think it is a pretty much open & closed case.

I am aware of that, thanks for letting me know where to get them

i have been reading this thread since it has started and now since you all have been talking so badly about the arp head studs. i would like to know every ones opinion on:
how much power/boost will they hold?

i just got a set for xmas and i am not expecting to make more than 300-350whp, with a t25 or t28 and a ve metal head gasket

Personally, I don't think you'd have many issues with only 300~350whp. Wasn't many running like 500+whp? That's a lot more boost...

ok thanks

I'm hoping that someone else will chime in as well, though. I don't have that much experience with high boost applications, and pushing 500whp on our SR's. Someone like Manny, Lance, or Dre should be able to chime in, with what your goals are, and whether you should bother with those studs or not.