I want to hear your input on studs/gaskets for a stock block turbo setup.
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I want to hear your input on studs/gaskets for a stock block turbo setup.
There's not an abundance of information on yea or nay as far as gaskets. It's a gen3 motor so I won't be able to make much over 600. Just trying to see what everyone else has done. I know everyone who does HG does ls9 ones. Whos running studs? Or new TTY bolts?
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Leave it as is if the heads haven't been touched yet. It'll just cost you more money and time to replace the gaskets when they are more than capable of running a turbo at that 500whp level.
Studs have their place but that power level isn't going to make regular TTY bolts obsolete.
Studs have their place but that power level isn't going to make regular TTY bolts obsolete.
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Leave it as is if the heads haven't been touched yet. It'll just cost you more money and time to replace the gaskets when they are more than capable of running a turbo at that 500whp level.
Studs have their place but that power level isn't going to make regular TTY bolts obsolete.
Studs have their place but that power level isn't going to make regular TTY bolts obsolete.
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I like to think about it like this sometimes. Look at all the companies that sell bolt on procharger kits or supercharger kits. Most of them will easily add 100-200whp over stock in several applications. With the right tuning and fuel those engine could run for 100k miles without skipping a beat. And you also have factory LS9 engines that run regular TTY bolts and they make over 550hp right off the assembly line.
Sure there might be an old failure here or there but the likely-hood of a head gasket popping with a 450-500hp turbo kit is pretty low.
Sure there might be an old failure here or there but the likely-hood of a head gasket popping with a 450-500hp turbo kit is pretty low.
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I bent 2 rods in the direction of the wrist pin which damaged the bottom side of the piston when it kissed the counter weight at the parting line. I decided since there is no sign of detonation and it appears to be running clean, I would just slap it back together with 2 replacement pistons and rods and re-use the rings and bearings in there respective holes.
Block had to come out for cam bearings any way so it got a light ball hone in all the holes as well