Headstuds, what else?
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Headstuds, what else?
I am going to do headstuds soon before the factory bolts decide to stretch on me. I tried searching for a while, but came up empty-handed. What all is needed while tearing down the motor. O-rings, gaskets, etc. I want to get everything together first so my truck can be down as short as possible. Also, I am going to do the EGR cooler delete and weld the up-pipe closed, what else? Thanks
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From what Bean had told me(i don't know if he omitted the little tiny stuff because maybe I look like I'm mechanically challanged(which I am)), but it would be studs and check the heads, if warped machine if possibe, if they have to take off more then .008 of the heads then you'll have to replace. Stock gasket setup(minus the bolts obviously) should be sufficient unless your planning to do an all out race motor. I would also suggest a fluidampner and an ITP Regulated Return system to do away with dead-heading on the injectors. If you go with modified injectors then you'll have to upgrade to a FASS fuel system reason why is that even with just the Stage 1s and with tuning that was equilivant to that of people running stock injectors(with the exception of the hybrid race, had to have one crazy file) after two months I had to replace the stock fuel pump. If you go with the ITP kit or any RR kit, get a gauge that you can mount in-cab so you can monitor if your losing pressure especially when your running the hotter tunes.
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As far as putting the studs in it should you just have to toss the bolts and put the studs in their place. Don't forget to check the heads though and either machine them or replace them otherwise having the studs won't do much good and you'll have to get back into it again(trust me on that one).
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I have a question, why don't you just replace one bolt with a stud at time? It seems that you're not having any problems with blown HG's.
We do it at refineries all the time when we're upgrading studs and nuts.
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We do it at refineries all the time when we're upgrading studs and nuts.
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I agree, if you already haven't blown a headgasket, just replace one at a time. You may need a few o-rings for the HPO rail and a few other things, but i'd upgrade the fuel system while it's out, at least on the engine, and do the EGR delete like you already mentioned.
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Originally Posted by pipewelder71
I have a question, why don't you just replace one bolt with a stud at time? It seems that you're not having any problems with blown HG's.
We do it at refineries all the time when we're upgrading studs and nuts.
Matt
We do it at refineries all the time when we're upgrading studs and nuts.
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Are there instructions somewhere that I can find on how to do the job? That way I can get proper torque specs and know what other gaskets and o-rings or stuff needs to be replaced when I take it apart. Thanks
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Originally Posted by 6.0superduty
Are there instructions somewhere that I can find on how to do the job? That way I can get proper torque specs and know what other gaskets and o-rings or stuff needs to be replaced when I take it apart. Thanks
Kyle
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Originally Posted by tex25025
From what Bean had told me(i don't know if he omitted the little tiny stuff because maybe I look like I'm mechanically challanged(which I am)), but it would be studs and check the heads, if warped machine if possibe, if they have to take off more then .008 of the heads then you'll have to replace. Stock gasket setup(minus the bolts obviously) should be sufficient unless your planning to do an all out race motor. I would also suggest a fluidampner and an ITP Regulated Return system to do away with dead-heading on the injectors. If you go with modified injectors then you'll have to upgrade to a FASS fuel system reason why is that even with just the Stage 1s and with tuning that was equilivant to that of people running stock injectors(with the exception of the hybrid race, had to have one crazy file) after two months I had to replace the stock fuel pump. If you go with the ITP kit or any RR kit, get a gauge that you can mount in-cab so you can monitor if your losing pressure especially when your running the hotter tunes.
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