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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 09:16 PM
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Can I reuse the head bolts or gasket?
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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No, you have to buy new head bolts and head gaskets. I would spend the extra 50.00 and get the ARP head bolts so all you have to do is torque them in 3 steps (25ftlbs, 50ftlbs, 75ftlbs) vs fighting to torque the stock bolts to 22ftlbs then turn 90* and another 70* after that.
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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definitely worth the money. I picked up 40+ hp and tq putting heads on my lq4. and YES you need to get it retuned to get the most out of it.
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 05:59 PM
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Should I get some pushrods while I have the heads off so I will be completely cam rdy?
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