Originally Posted by b19 dfp

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