manifold studs VS bolts???

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Bolts, in many of the locations, would be almost impossible to clear, plus studs line up and hold the manifold nicely.  Just replace the old studs with new, factory studs.

Javad
80tq.com

In a message dated Wed, 21 Nov 2001  5:43:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Mihnea Cotet" <mihnea_cotet at hotmail.com> writes:

> Hi listers!
>
> As I'll soon be in the process of rebuilding, porting and polishing a few
> friends' cylinder heads, I wanted to ask some of you for your opinions about
> replacing the head's manifold studs with just bolts...
> I mean using the highest available grade for the bolts...
> Any opinions on this?
> Also, could someone point me towards some instructions to build my own flow
> bench? These are pretty rare in continental Europe (I'm not speaking of GB)
> and I don't seem to find a manufacturer for these around here....plus the
> cost is very important for me as I'm a student on a budget (I mean a limited
> budget)
>
> TIA as always and regards from Belgium,
>
>
> Mihnea
>
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