Did anyone see the ford buildup in hotrod magazine?

[RobS]

I don't recall what page, but they spoke about how the small block ford has only 4 bolts per cylinder holding on the cylinder head. I thought to myself sounds like a Buick V6. The fix was to use larger 1/2" head studs. Could this be done to a Buick?

 

[Tony87gn]

Question is why would you need to? Just using head studs period for the Buick is basically all you need

 

[RobS]

Tony 87, I see alot of posts in the tech area about blown headgaskets. The stock headbolt is 7/16". I thought a larger 1/2" head stud may reduce headgasket failures. Cheap insurance?

 

[chevyII]

Just about every engine built has this problem. Ford 3.8,5.0,5.8 and Chevy LS1's. They arent made to have massive turbo's in the CAD stages of design. The 1/2 inch studs is a bandaid. A company just released an all new heavy duty with extra head bolts LS! block. Also the cylinder walls are very thin typically with a production block. A good stage block is around .185-.200. Dart blocks start an .250.