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NO SLO PK · 01-30-2001, 04:38 PM

If I can also suggest:

New head bolts (as in ARP) are good insurance. I've gotten burned everytime I tried to re-use the stock bolts - they stretch and then the head gaskets wouldn't hold.

Engine assembly grease on the ends of the pushrods and valve tips is good protection for initial start-up.

If you want to go the extra step, chase the threads in the block with a tap before you set the new heads in place.

It's kinda coincidental that I'm putting on a set of Edelbrocks this weekend.

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'91 LX
Procharger, 3 row intercooler, extrude honed Cobra intake, Mac full Length Headers, 30# inj., 73mm C&L, 75mm tb, E303 cam, 289 rods, ported E7 heads, MSD, T-Rex w/255 lph Walbro, 5 lug conversion, Cobra R wheels, 3.27 gears and Moser Axles.

01-30-2001, 04:38 PM	#4
NO SLO PK Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Arcadia, CA, USA Posts: 731	If I can also suggest: New head bolts (as in ARP) are good insurance. I've gotten burned everytime I tried to re-use the stock bolts - they stretch and then the head gaskets wouldn't hold. Engine assembly grease on the ends of the pushrods and valve tips is good protection for initial start-up. If you want to go the extra step, chase the threads in the block with a tap before you set the new heads in place. It's kinda coincidental that I'm putting on a set of Edelbrocks this weekend. ------------------ '91 LX Procharger, 3 row intercooler, extrude honed Cobra intake, Mac full Length Headers, 30# inj., 73mm C&L, 75mm tb, E303 cam, 289 rods, ported E7 heads, MSD, T-Rex w/255 lph Walbro, 5 lug conversion, Cobra R wheels, 3.27 gears and Moser Axles.