ARP AR234-4314 Custom Age 625+ Head Stud Kit for Chev Holden Gen3 V8 LS Series

ARP

Head Stud Kit, 12-Point Nut

AR234-4314

SOLD AS EACH

Suit Gen III LS Series Small Block (2003 & earlier),

With All Same Length Studs (Custom Age 625+)

All Custom Age 625+® studs are centerless ground, heat treated prior to thread rolling and machining,

and are nominally rated at 270,000 psi. These fasteners deliver a 30% increase in tensile strength

over the OEM Torque To Yield (TTY) head bolts.

It is for good reason that virtually every top professional engine builder relies on ARP Pro Series head studs for their all-out competition powerplants. Simply stated, there's not a better stud setup on the market today. For openers, ARP only uses premium grade 8740 alloy and a proprietary ARP2000 alloy that are rated far superior to "aircraft" quality alloy steels. Secondly, each stud is placed vertically into special racks and precisely heat-treated to 190,000 psi for the 8740 material and 220,000 psi for the ARP2000 material. This procedure ensures complete heat penetration and the results are far superior to those lesser quality studs from other manufacturers who just dump pieces in a basket and hope for the best. Following heat-treat, each stud is centerless ground to make it as close to perfectly concentric as possible. This procedure involves about ten very slight cuts and results in an exceptionally straight part. It's important to note that lesser quality studs are not even centerless ground - the material is thread rolled in bar stock form (mostly before heat-treat, when the material is easier to machine). Because ARP studs are manufactured to such exacting tolerances, you will note that gaskets and cylinder heads