Head studs Installation Help - Competition Diesel.Com

tatkins85 · 01-13-2008, 07:55 PM

ok guys who here has installed head studs and didnt bottom the holes? the reason i ask is beacuse im having my buddy do install my head studs beacuse i think its 2 big of a job 4 me and he isnt going to bottom tap the holes so i just want to know who here hasnt bottom taped there holes and has anything when wrong? the reasone im also asking is beacuse i can see someone not bottom tap there holes and have there truck desently fast and not really have 2 worry about it but my truck is planned to be running in the 11's and dyno around 700 hp on #2 then ill also be using nitrous so my turbo will be over 60 pounds of boost so do you guys think i run into problems with that power and not bottom taping the holes 4 the studs or has there been no issues caused by this?

BgBlDodge · 01-13-2008, 08:22 PM

I bottom tapped some of mine and only got another thread or two out of it which to me wasn't enough to justify the risk of snapping a tap off in the block. So 98% of mine aren't bottom tapped and so far so good.

tatkins85 · 01-13-2008, 08:28 PM

thanks 4 the input

97' CTD · 01-13-2008, 08:30 PM

Taps are so hard they are brittle but good lube and common sense goes a long way. Accidents happen too

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Brandon

Muddin_dude06 · 01-13-2008, 10:59 PM

I bottom tapped mine, it is a total pain in the ass but is necassary to do the job right IMO. Just go 1/4 turn forward, 1/2 turn back then 3/4 turn forward etc etc. Once they are bottom tapped don't waste your time with compressed air, tape a straw to a shopvac and suck the holes out, then you will remove all the crud in there.

rollinsmoke · 01-14-2008, 10:14 AM

Why would you not bottom tap them, it only takes an extra 15 min and that way you know for sure you have CLEAN threads to work with. Kinda dumb if ya don't.

*Bobcat698* · 01-14-2008, 10:29 AM

I did not bottom tap mine the first time I studded my block... When the 14mm's were done we bottom tapped it

01-13-2008, 07:55 PM	#1
tatkins85 Name: tatkins85 Title: Too Much Time Status: Not Here Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: idaho falls Member`s Gallery Posts: 309	Head studs Installation Help ok guys who here has installed head studs and didnt bottom the holes? the reason i ask is beacuse im having my buddy do install my head studs beacuse i think its 2 big of a job 4 me and he isnt going to bottom tap the holes so i just want to know who here hasnt bottom taped there holes and has anything when wrong? the reasone im also asking is beacuse i can see someone not bottom tap there holes and have there truck desently fast and not really have 2 worry about it but my truck is planned to be running in the 11's and dyno around 700 hp on #2 then ill also be using nitrous so my turbo will be over 60 pounds of boost so do you guys think i run into problems with that power and not bottom taping the holes 4 the studs or has there been no issues caused by this?

01-13-2008, 08:30 PM	#4
97' CTD Name: 97' CTD Title: FeFiFo-FoFeFeFi Status: Not Here Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SW Central, OH Member`s Gallery Posts: 4,301	Taps are so hard they are brittle but good lube and common sense goes a long way. Accidents happen too . Brandon __________________ 1986 Fummins on 40's

01-13-2008, 10:59 PM	#5
Muddin_dude06 Name: Muddin_dude06 Title: ... Status: Not Here Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chandler OK Member`s Gallery Posts: 2,541	I bottom tapped mine, it is a total pain in the ass but is necassary to do the job right IMO. Just go 1/4 turn forward, 1/2 turn back then 3/4 turn forward etc etc. Once they are bottom tapped don't waste your time with compressed air, tape a straw to a shopvac and suck the holes out, then you will remove all the crud in there. __________________ '96 2500 4x4 5sp. 3” Full Long arm lift w/35's ValAir DD Clutch w/ Input DFI 5x.012’s, O-ringed, 625’s Hamilton 178/208, pushrods, PDD street springs, S362sxe/.7WG ‘12 LML crew cab swb 4x4 RC 3.5” lift with 33’s Anarchy tune 5” exhaust w/ Jones 5050XL

01-14-2008, 10:14 AM	#6
rollinsmoke Name: rollinsmoke Title: Rookie Status: Not Here Join Date: Jan 2008 Member`s Gallery Posts: 3	Why would you not bottom tap them, it only takes an extra 15 min and that way you know for sure you have CLEAN threads to work with. Kinda dumb if ya don't. __________________ 2001 QCSB 6 SPEED HO SILVERBULLET 66 (POLISHED) , MACH 7, TST COMP,SMARTY EDGE EZ, FIRE RINGED AND STUDED, S.O. VP-44, HOLLEY BLUE, 5 INCH EXHAUST 6 INCH STACKS, MITCHELLE DUAL DISK

01-14-2008, 10:29 AM	#7
Bobcat698 Name: Bobcat698 Title: Pure Diesel Power Status: Not Here Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Marshfield, WI Member`s Gallery Posts: 2,229	I did not bottom tap mine the first time I studded my block... When the 14mm's were done we bottom tapped it __________________ Pure Diesel Power 715-254-1833

01-13-2008, 08:22 PM	#2
BgBlDodge Name: BgBlDodge Title: Hates hippies Status: Not Here Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buda, Tx Member`s Gallery Posts: 16,647	I bottom tapped some of mine and only got another thread or two out of it which to me wasn't enough to justify the risk of snapping a tap off in the block. So 98% of mine aren't bottom tapped and so far so good. __________________ 2003 Nissan 350z Touring 6mt 2000 4runner Limited Tyler Williams We have become educated beyond our intelligence. -Jerry Clower

01-13-2008, 08:28 PM	#3
tatkins85 Name: tatkins85 Title: Too Much Time Status: Not Here Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: idaho falls Member`s Gallery Posts: 309	thanks 4 the input