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Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:14 pm

hi does any one no if there are non stretch head bolts available for the m20 engine? or ar the needed? am doing a turbo conversion thinking of running around 12psi boost
any advice would be great thanks
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:30 pm

Some of the turbo boys use high tensile bolts from your local engineers supplier.

I got a set of 14 bolts for about £20.

They need to be M10 X 150mm 12.9 cap heads.

Torque them up in sequence to 60lbft.

I've got them on my 2.8

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Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:10 pm

thanks
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