Originally Posted by HardcoreB
When does the stud stop turning into the tapped hole?

Back in 2014 when I bought a KB aluminum block, they supplied the heads studs (for my 440-1 heads) with the block.
They have ARP make the studs with a stand off end (0.130" long) to bottom the stud in the hole, and not by the threads. They also have the ARP "quick start" feature for the nuts on the head side.
I wish all the aluminum blocks were supplied this way.

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