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haven't heard that before. I thought head studs created a better clamping force to help prevent head gasket blow out? i'm currently using the ARP head bolts. guess I could reuse these and save alittle.


I have not seen this on a Mopar, but on a small block ford the studs will pull up the surface locally around the stud... went through this with a 302 once. The cure is a MLS gasket.......

I looked up 2 inch pin rods....... lot's available in the chevy listings..... but they are .927 pin.. not the cheapest route but more reliable........