01-25-2020, 11:23 AM | #1 |
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ARP head studs
Picked up an ARP catalog at the GNRS and see that they have a head stud kit for the Model A with polished SS acorn nuts and washers. Part number is 151-4002.
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01-25-2020, 12:02 PM | #2 |
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Does the catalog show the price? ARP are the best but a bit on the expensive side.
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01-25-2020, 09:40 PM | #3 |
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That kit # hasn't hit the on-line catalog yet.
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Weird, I have a saved electronic copy of a 2017 catalog with it in it, and I have been looking at it online in their 2020 catalog for at least the last 2 weeks now. I saw it and pointed it out to a friend of mine.
*edit* I emailed Summit Racing to get pricing on the kit as I don't see it listed anywhere online. Last edited by Chad Marchees; 01-29-2020 at 08:19 PM. |
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Might also try Reds Headers, they carry ARP now also.
http://www.reds-headers.com/html/contact_us.html
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Because I run high performance engines!
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You would be amazed at how much damage happens when someone thinks they need to torque the head studs to anything higher than 55ft/lbs "to contain high compression heads"
The one that always gets me, mill the head for higher compression and then assemble with two gaskets. Does even more damage.
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I bought a B block with NO cracks once for 10 bucks. It had every head stud either broken off or stripped out of the block. Easy fix for me. No so much for others. I sleeved each hole with a tapered steel plug .750 on the OD. The head had 2 o-ring grooves and the block had one that sat in the middle of the head ones. The stud spot face surfaces in the head were enlarged for bigger thicker washers. The head was installed with a solid copper gasket .030 thick. The studs were made from SAE4340M and heat treated to 40RC. The washers were 1.4 inch dia and .250 thick 4340. The off the shelf hard high nuts were torqued to 100 ft. lb. This FLATHEAD engine never blew a head gasket and it went on to win the top fuel 4 cylinder class at the national championship drags running 97% nitroethane and 3% stuff. It would have been nice to have had one of John's 5 main cranks and girdle back then. |
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Resurrecting this thread to ask: has anyone actually purchased ARP kit 151-4002? Is it real? I'm curious what their torque instructions were.
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I agree that torque increases the stress in cylinder block threads, but so to does the stud stiffness. Try a rubber bolt analysis and vary the stud stiffness.
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Been running ARP studs, washers and acorn nuts for 3 years. I have the B-F Super head and the torque is 60 pounds
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Never mind, I asked ARP and they said:
“I’m sorry we haven't released that kit , it is still being tested with R&D.” So there you go, no official guidance yet and no one has purchased the kit (officially). |
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I doubt that ARP will release a stud set for the Model "A", seriously there are bigger fish to fry. Also it should be noted that there are too many different heads available for the Mod"A", and will require many different set options.
Victor, Red's Headers offers ARP studs, you will probably need to measure and provide the lengths you wish. As for suggested torque, 55 ft/lbs is all that is required. I have heard of people running more with higher compression heads but the physics do not change, over torquing will cause problems. I do believe that Larry Brumfield used 60 ft/lbs, that is not excessive. The benefit is the ARP stud/nut combination will give consistent clamping for the applied torque and will not fatigue/yield like other questionable fasteners. As to my experience with them, I use nothing else. From street applications up to race with 300 HP, in the stock locations. John
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When I bought ARP studs, I had to buy individual studs. No one I talked to there even knew what a Model A Ford was.
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Full disclosure: An ARP employee did some work on several of my cars during vacations in Durango and created a Model A kit that was shipped to me.
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