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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?

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.

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?

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