desol11

wasup guys i am getting all my stuff to go na-t, and i am about to get my head gasket and studs. should i get cometic head gasket and arp studs, gte head gasket and gte studs, or gte gasket and arp studs. what do you guys think is best setup i will most likely be running the t61 about 15psi + thanks

mex lex

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I believe you should only use the gte hg only if you have gte pistons. Otherwise, a cometic hg with arp studs.

vipsoarer

gte headgasket and arp head studs. It will drop your compression low enough so you can use your turbo at 15+psi. you should be about 9.2:1 i think so you'll be good for about 20psi-ish.

yauser

TT HG good for 400rwhp reliably. 2mm good for 450rwhp reliably. 3mm good for up to 600rwhp reliably. These are not facts, Lol.., but just what you see most of.

Cometic, Greddy, etc.. Same sht.

No piston required. TT HG is 1.3 or 1.4mm if I recall, and much thicker than the paper thin GE HG. I think it results into a 9.2:1 c.ratio and it should be good for up to a low boost of 400rwhp reliably. If you want more, do a 1.8mm, or a 2mm 450rwhp. That's hella power already considering you're doing more of city/highway driving.

Your tranny's another issue. What are you planning to do about that?

dohc3ltt

iTrader: (3)

go with hks ,greddy or stock gte headgasket. I've ran 40+psi on a hks headgasket with arp studs.

desol11

gte stock and arp sounds good. might pick them up tommarow

Jerzy_Boy

are you doing the work yourself?

desol11

yes,i do all my work myself. soon i will be doing my auto to manual swap when ever i find a r154

FormosaSC

post a DIY on headgasket and arp stud installation if you can, that would be an awsome sticky

Jerzy_Boy

+1,000,000,000 I have my car sitting in the yard now waiting for me.

PlatanoTLS

thats what I have TT headgaskets and arp head studs

cbrasian

hopefully you have the gte cams or hks 264's..... best of luck to you hope you enjoy the two 90 degree turns to torque it down on all the bolts hopefully you remember to dip the arp studs in oil before you drop em in

Gunnar

ARP headstuds and GTE headgasket going in here.

You can use oil but I'd suggest using the ARP moly lube that comes with them. The instructions on the headgaskets say you can use either (and offer torque specs for both) but the instructions on the ARP main studs say to only use a moly lube and that oil is not recommended. If they say that for the main studs, I'm going to use it on the headstuds too.

cbrasian

you can use both i've had the guys from arp over at the shop b4 and they can its fine. moly lube just another way to make a buck..

Gunnar

It comes in the box with the headstuds and mainstuds...