Originally Posted by TurboBerserker

I'd do the "J" head studs and overtorque 15 ft/lbs (in fact I did lol)

Originally Posted by Wilde Racing

Any thoughts? Comments? Ideas?

Originally Posted by dirt track racer 81

geez man..got my motor pulled, takin out, machine work done and put the motor back together and running before yours is even out of the machine shop..haha..jfwy..hopefully you get it back and runnin soon

Originally Posted by Rick@Synergy

Running TTY Bolts is a waste when you are building a motor. I know you think that the TTY will do the job, but in order to build your motor at a machine shop, you will need more than one set of each the heads and the mains. You will need a set for the mains for each time you put the caps on and off, which is about 2-3 times. Then you need about 1-2 sets for when you bore, then hone with TQ plate, ect. So when you are done, you have spent more than ARP stuff and are still not as strong. Hope this helps.

Rick

Originally Posted by thunder550

Congrats Dusty, it's been a long time coming! What cam were you thinking about going with? In my 408 I have a 220/222-580/580-114 that I am very happy with. It's a baby cam for the cubes I'm running, but the turbo likes it a lot

Originally Posted by 1FUNZ71

Dusty,

I think you need to get that baby crib taken care of. Then I want to see a stroller with a decked out briggs and straton on it with a 100 shot.


Glad to see you're getting the chance to start the build.

Erick

Originally Posted by RankRam

Dusty,

I was thinking that I can save you some money on fuel to put toward that hotrod stroller!

We will be out there "Utard" at the end of this month, Brent and I can pick up your block for you if it's ready.

Originally Posted by Wilde Racing

That sounds really good

Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71

Why TTY headbolts instead of ARPs?

Originally Posted by 427

I have 850-900hp at the flywheel in my DD pick-up with stock GM bolts. I do not drive it with the high boost all the time, but it gets a fair amount of beating time and some trailer towing. After 60,000 miles we pulled the heads to try a different set. We did find some carbon tracking showing some head gasket leakage had happened, but I have rattled the engine a few times testing methanol kits which may have caused the leak. Overall the factory gasket/bolt combo has been very good at the lower power levels, like Hellbents10 I would say 900hp is a good limit for the fastener. The other consideration for guys pushing them hard and working on them alot is the threads as mentioned. I have damaged a few blocks on dyno mules just changing the heads to often, a stud would protect the block threads while typically having more engagement of the factory threads. One of the reasons we use 1/2 studs is to increase the thread contact on the higher torque fasteners.

My .02
Kurt