Xpect Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Question in Title, thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlancEP82 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 yes get new ones, old ones stretch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) depends if they are ARP bolts, if they are you can reuse them 10 x before you need to throw them, standard ones one shot wonder I am afraid. Edited December 10, 2013 by Taggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_VF22 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 ^^^^ As above mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xpect Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thanks. Was thinking they were stretching ones too but as a sheet I have said otherwise I wanted to make sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidanep71 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Probably advisable to get new ones but now a few lads running hybrid's and re-used the bolts with no problems Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xpect Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) Well, don't be offended please, but I won't so such a bad work. If they are stretching ones I'll replace them. Sometimes tuners tend to do things only halfhearted or illegal, like a decat, I'd rather use a bigger cat with fewer cells than throwing the cat out. It's more work and more expensive but it's one time upgrade and I won't get trouble with TÜV or the cops. Same with the bolts, if they were reusable okay, as it's still my old NA with 220k km on the clocks. But as they are not reusable I'll get new ones. I already saved on the gaskets as I got a head rebuild kit out of UK for not even 50Euro. So I'll rebuild the whole head instead of just changing the headgasket, just so I can drive it hopefully 30k km more. Then either the engine is on it's last leg or the car wants to go farther and it will get a 5E. Maybe even with a turbo. Depends on fuel prices and my job then. And if I can get a EP95 ;) Edited December 10, 2013 by Xpect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidanep71 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 If it's only an n/a and your thinking of turboing in future I definately wouldn't be buying new ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xpect Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Well, until I get the money for maybe turboing it there could go a year or two. And this long it has to last. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 You can get OE spec headbolts for 30 pounds, very cheap of you ask me and saves doing a job by halfs or even worse having to do the same job again sooner than expected. Its Id-workz that do them for that price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xpect Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 I get a bit cheaper ones from Bosch. Have a friend working in a local Bosch garage (is that the word for a shop that repairs cars?). Well but I pay the shop price, not the end user price. Is OE spec but roughly around 15 pound then. The inly Bosch thing the cars don't like are their spark plugs ^^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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