Heads Gave Out, Pushed Water at 15 psi. New Cylinder Head Suggestions Please!

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05-08-2018, 02:09 PM

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the china studs were tested to be weaker than factory bolts.

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05-08-2018, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 1FastBrick

You would be surprised at how many people still think those chinese studs are the way to go...

LoL sad but true!

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the china studs were tested to be weaker than factory bolts.

Hahaha why am I not surprised

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05-08-2018, 04:28 PM

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A good aftermarket casting will do you well, personally I would keep the intake port in the 225-227 range to help with out of boost performance on a 383. What was your compression with the previous setup?

I agree they shouldn’t have lifted at 15psi. Something caused it besides just boost.