ARP Head Stud Cycle HELP

[maine04max]

so I should have had the smaller 8mm ones included?

 

[KEVINL]

my kit came with them but I have heard the older kits they were not included

 

[ripmf666]

in my fsm it said they can be reused, but i used th arp ones anyway and trashed the oem ones

Was just my 2 cents lol I don't know a thing when it comes to these duramax parts. How many balancer bolts does Gm have for the duramax now ?

 

[ripmf666]

so I should have had the smaller 8mm ones included?

The older arp kits did not have them just the newer kits.

 

[othrgrl]

if they have been installed on a motor and were cycled before you don't have to cycle them

All the bolts or studs are the same length mine came with the small bolts near the pushrods as well but if yours didn't come with them you can reuse the old ones

Mine had previously be installed so I didn't cycle them but I did retorque them a few times. After torquing 60-90-125 I let it sit a couple hours then torqued to 125 again and had some turning, on the 3rd time I barely got any turning and only on a couple, the 4th time I checked it to 125 I didn't get any turning.

 

[whitemax06]

wtf

what is the black box on top of the engine of the lbz that says 6.6 duramax i want to remove mine because i think it looks funny but im not sure if its a good idea can.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

what is the black box on top of the engine of the lbz that says 6.6 duramax i want to remove mine because i think it looks funny but im not sure if its a good idea can.

You can remove it and plug the hole.

Forgive me for my ingorance, But whats the point of head studs? Every bolt will stretch. So why can't I just torque my stock bolts enough for stretching then retorque back to spec??

Or are the stock bolt TTY bolts?

 

[othrgrl]

You can remove it and plug the hole.

Forgive me for my ingorance, But whats the point of head studs? Every bolt will stretch. So why can't I just torque my stock bolts enough for stretching then retorque back to spec??

Or are the stock bolt TTY bolts?

Head studs are made of much better steel than stock head bolts, which allows you to torque them down much tighter.

 

[ripmf666]

And to add yo what Dustin said yes the stickers are TTY one time use.

 

[maine04max]

one question i have is at what point do we need to upgrade the standard arps to the 625 or 14 mm ones???????

 

[TrentNell]

one question i have is at what point do we need to upgrade the standard arps to the 625 or 14 mm ones???????

Pretty widely debated , most guys say big boost ( 90 psi ) requires the better studs , I am going to be using the standard studs still , Bigbird is still using standard studs at 90 PSI , I guess you uhave to decide what $$ you will spend on Insurance, for my truck being race only i can fix a head gasket and not be without transportation so in figured i will upgrade when i see a need .