What bolts to upgrade in a blown LQ9

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12-27-2005, 05:55 PM

thunder550

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What bolts to upgrade in a blown LQ9

6psi Radix (may go up a little more, if possible), 210/218 cam with 1.8 rockers.

Should I upgrade the head bolts? Main bolts? Rod bolts? Anything else? Or is it a waste of money at this level?

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12-27-2005, 06:15 PM

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At 6 psi it is not necessary, but it's cheap insurance. My dad's radix'd SS ran 6 psi on his LQ9 for about 25K miles and has another 7K miles at 9psi with out even a hiccup.

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12-27-2005, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by thunder550

6psi Radix (may go up a little more, if possible), 210/218 cam with 1.8 rockers.

Should I upgrade the head bolts? Main bolts? Rod bolts? Anything else? Or is it a waste of money at this level?

Rod bolts are all youd want to mess with. But IMO that is a gamble when you do that. Id swap timing chains too. LS2 chain is a happy medium versus say a Comp double roller. Stock head bolts will be fine unless your running insane **** like Parish is.