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November 28, 2013, 01:36:03 pm

leporidae

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when are beefier head studs necessary?
« on: November 28, 2013, 01:36:03 pm »
hey i am adding a turbo to a 1y engine 1.9 na.  giles pump and a gt15 turbo.  at what point do beefed up head studs become necessity? i am not looking to make gobs of power. i figure i would keep boost around 14 psi plus or minus. should i just do it now or not really necessary for lower boost applications?

arp headstuds are on sale right now.  30% off http://www.eurosportacc.com/collections/mk1/products/2044003
would these be the right ones?

i searched and got a bunch of info... maybe too much. seems like everyone has a different torquing procedure and folks use all sorts of fasteners.  i saw ford cosworth studs mentioned. 

I just did a headgasket not too long ago unwisely used stock hardware.  How much boost does a stock aaz run?

Reply #1November 28, 2013, 02:51:26 pm

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Re: when are beefier head studs necessary?
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2013, 02:51:26 pm »
Not needed in you application but if you have the money and like to work on your car i say do it, cant hurt. You can put them on 1 by 1 without having to replace the headgasket.
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Reply #2November 28, 2013, 02:58:46 pm

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Re: when are beefier head studs necessary?
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2013, 02:58:46 pm »
Those are the wrong ones.  Should be 204-4706.

Reply #3November 28, 2013, 06:23:43 pm

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Re: when are beefier head studs necessary?
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2013, 06:23:43 pm »
Also with a gt15 turbo I don't think you could make enough boost to have head gasket issues. Maybe, but if you do it would be at that point I would put the studs in. If you go with a larger turbo capable of more than 20lbs/min I would look for some studs, but from what I have seen even the .48a/r 60 trim gt15 makes maybe 20lbs/min. So the stock one for VW should be way ok for the factory bolts.

As stated, it will never hurt to add them. I was just trying to offer you a solution if cost was an issue.

Reply #4November 28, 2013, 06:34:27 pm

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Re: when are beefier head studs necessary?
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2013, 06:34:27 pm »
ok thanks guys.  yeah i'm trying to do a cheaper build but still correctly. working on a small budget so if i don't need them now i'll hold off.