Thread: ARP bolts
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Old 03-20-2021, 10:31 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked View Post
When I switched over from stock studs to ARP studs, you can feel the difference on the torque wrench. Hard to explain unless you've done it - but I assure you it is true. The ARP studs tighten in a very firm manner - unlike the stock studs and nuts (even with the correct hardened washers on aluminum heads).
Yup, it is commonly called "overkill". Absolutely essential in race engines.
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