Originally Posted by
b19 dfp
why do you think ford desighned a thick wall block back in the early 80s for??
The bttc cars(rs500)had a thick wall block wich could be drilled for long studding and big power upgrades,and funnily people and race teams did this to good effect
What power were these phil you numpty???550 bhp+ with what cr???6.8 and evenlower iirc
so as i said your talking shit mate!!!!
long studding was here before any body even thought of high comp engines and has nothing to do with power but boost pressures to stop the heads moving around on the block hence why they still use them on the wrc yb engines...
Also it was grp a long studding first so wrong again...
cheers danny
The rs500 block may take long studding but i didnt think it was used in BTCC cars
The blocks were just thick walled for strength..as said only WRC cars really needed long studding hence the term wrc long studding....infact didnt touring cars run arp type bolts as i know Drury racing said use them with a coopers ring gasket.
Long studs are semi stretch so are reusable a few times so re torquing is a good idea especially when first installed on higher comp engines running full power and not restricted.
Long stud for the right application lads, Karl is a genius despite what others may say he may be young but fuck me he is good..