I just wanna see how many peeps here are running stock headstuds that are boosting over 28+ psi besides me...

 

I'm running 25 psi on stock headstuds. I want to do headstuds and rod bolts just to be safe. Are you still rinning stock rod bolts as well?

 

Running 28 with stock studs here. Two of my friends are running stock studs on theirs also, one make 380hp, and the other is around 465hp...

 

Hey Chu, you didn't tell Loung Ma not to do the headstud? he was gonna do it

 

yeah i m running stock rods, basically the whole motor is stock..lol..i m asking this cuz i just upgraded my turbo to the BBK full, i m running 28psi, once in a while it'll creep up to 30psi..but so far nothing has happened, i just wanna see how many people are doing what i m doing.

 

i spike up to 31.5psi and hold 29psi to redline on stock head studs in my Evo 8. FP Red on E85. Head Gasket is fine so far.

 

NINEKREV, what's your hp/tq? how long have you been running it that high?

 

Stock headstuds....30psi spike tapering to 25 on stock turbo...450whp/430wtq.

 

stock headstuds 30psi stock IX turbo.

 

stock headstuds on 31psi for a few months on e85 ! no prob and i no a few others doing it to. 410 whp

 

im running 27.5 on stock studs

 

Just curious, looks like a lot of you guys have cams...why not do headstuds while you were in there? Seems like it's cheap insurance especially if you guys were planning to go big power.

Just seems like it would be one of those variables you wouldn't want to have to worry about with high boost.

 

$95ish for basically nothing beneficial and some extra work. As you can see, nobody is complaining about the stock studs. Plus, the 1x1 headstud method is questionable. You can do cams without re-doing the timing if you ziptie the gears to the belt. Pulling the head makes it even harder.

You really only need upgraded headstuds at big power, 400-500+ hp

 

Your asking for trouble doing head bolts the 1x1 method. Have plenty of people done it without problems? Yes. Have plenty of people done it that way and had oil leaks? Yes. It works fine sometimes but is a risk none the less. The correct way to do head bolts is to pull the head.

People need to know the risks and choose the option they are comfortable with.

 

ftw just run them till they give out