christyep91 Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Im doing the head gasket on my road car shortly,im goin to use a set of head bolts i found in my stash in goin to keep the arp's i have in the road car for another engine.i just cant remember where the head bolts i found came from i think they are from a 5e i have split..are the 4e/5e bolts the same length?and whats the way to measure them to check for stretch. Quote
5e colin Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 4e 5e same lenght no isseu there oem bolts can be reused but not often !!!!! Quote
Idrees Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 OEM bolts are stretch bolts. They cannot be reused. Quote
wickedep Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 dont re-use oem bolts mate. replace with new or go arp for a little bit more. Quote
glanzatd04l220 Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 replace the head bolts mate there only £20. kevin Quote
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