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Old 06-18-2009, 10:12 AM
SuperTurboD24T SuperTurboD24T is offline
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Originally Posted by Jason View Post
The arp studs are one of the first things I would like to do. I'm thinking that I should be able to push 15lbs of intercooled boost with the stock bolts and gasket without too much trouble.

Jason
25+ psi with the stock turbo (and it's associated BMEP) has been proven on stock engines (both d24 and d24t) with sound head gaskets without studs. It is cheap and easy enough to simply fit the engine with studs, so you would not have problems down the road, and should be considered.
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