stock rod bolts ok? used?

[Rubasu]

So I have sent my block out for the wiseco pistons, and the crank to be polished. but im on a strict budget and dont have the money for some of arp's rod bolts at 102 bucks. So can i jus use my stock rod bolts and still run 15psi on them? Also what about the crank case bolts and head bolts. What is safe to reuse on 200k?

[Legacy777]

Welcome to the BBS.

You should be fine re-using the rod bolts. I would guess this is the first time this motor has been rebuilt?

Crankcase bolts are fine to reuse. The head bolts is still a debate, depending on who you talk to. I reused mine on my first rebuild of the ej22t and followed a different torquing procedure. I ended up having a head gasket issue.....I can't say for sure whether that it was related to reusing of the head bolts, the different torquing procedure, or the fact there was a slight scratch in the deck where the cylinder sealed.

I think you'll probably be ok reusing the bolts.....just follow the factory procedure for torquing the head bolts. Make sure to note the ej22t gets a slightly higher torquing value than the non-turbo head bolts.

[Rubasu]

thanks josh for getting back to me so quick. yes its the first time being rebuilt. and i kind of did plan on getting new head bolts depending on the cost. and im using the cometic mls head gaskets.

does any one have a link to cheap head bolts?

[Legacy777]

Honestly, I wouldn't bother with the head bolts....get ARP studs. If you get ARP studs, you'll want to get the ones for the new generationi EJ22. ARP's application list is incorrect. There's a couple threads discussing it. You want ARP Part # 260-4702