2g head bolts reusable?

[bmikkalson]

Are the head bolts on a 2g turbo reusable?

[Pushit2.0]

No, buy a new set from mitsu. Torque to yield bolts for the win.

~John

[Black97civic]

Originally Posted by Pushit2.0

No, buy a new set from mitsu. Torque to yield bolts for the win.

~John

Are there really any stock head bolts that aren't stetch to yield?? I know just about every car I have ever read about or worked on said to replace with ARP's or get new head bolts due to the stretch to yield factor.

[niterydr]

The 3000gt's are re-useable but I never do.

[Pushit2.0]

1g head bolts should be re-usable but if you want to run over 20psi ARPs are a cheap upgrade.

~John

[Goat Blower]

ARP's are definitely re-useable.

[bmikkalson]

My car is not modified at all, so the performance aspect is not realy a factor for me. So ok to reuse????

[Super Bleeder!!]

NO. once they are torqued down they STRETCH (yield). if you slap already stretched bolts back onto your engine, dont be surprised if and when your headgasket blows.

[Kracka]

Why are so many DSMers such cheapasses and aren't willing to spend $80 in order to keep their engines running longer than 3 weeks?

[Jakey]

Originally Posted by bmikkalson

My car is not modified at all, so the performance aspect is not realy a factor for me. So ok to reuse????

Why is this such a difficult concept?

[Pushit2.0]

Originally Posted by bmikkalson

. So ok to reuse????

No.

~John

[silow_gsx]

$80 can save a lot of headache.

[rst95eclipse]

I've found that they are reuseable. Not to hold down the head. Rather to hold the engine on a stand while you work on it. I did however have to use some washers to make it work.............................Hope that helps.

[turboimports]

Don't reuse headbolts..........Once they're torqued to spec and taken off....they aren't suppose to be used again. Aftermarkets can be different.