Originally Posted by
Ima Racing
....in what way do i know nothing? As u say the btcc cars used the std bolts with coopers ring (which in my experience are shite copy or real gasket i have blown 3
) long stud may have been around but wasnt really needed until the rally car days you have said so yourself mate with your coopers ring stuff...alot of scandi big bhp motors also run ARP's!
PS i agree on JG also
i said you no nothing on your own admission!!!!
Where did i ever say coopers rings were used with std head bolts???imo that would be a waste of time!!
most of the teams were using long studs by the end of the 88 season and infact i was talking to a man today that actualy built a few of the engines..
im not going to say any more on the subject to you phil because youve got nms blinkers on and talk shit on the matter!!!
another point i will make on the matter if anyone is interested is that if karls theory on the long studs warps the deck of the block because of its pulling forces then surely since they pull from the bottom of the block how comes it doesnt pull the main caps out of shape????
Also for any one that believes this theory why is it then ok to use the long studs on a more powerfull engine like rods for example???
Its also a fact that as soon as they were being used in the btcc that them teams stopped having as many hg issues and slightly longer lasting engines...
cheers danny