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Originally Posted by EclipseGST
To bad they cost to damn much!
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Now for the average DSM'er $100.00 ARP's are fine. But if you are wanting to turn up the boost to 30-40psi or even higher, then look into the A1's.
I lifted the head at 34 psi and after doing some research I decided to just take care of the problem for good. But I'm sure that anybody could see this happening to them as described below.
In the bigger scheme of things, they could save you money.
Let's see,
ARP headstuds torqued to moly lube spec $100.00
Cometic HP headgasket $120.00
Total $220.00
Head lifts at 30+psi,
retorque ARPs to moly lube spec or 110 ft/lb w/moly lube as recommended by some people (
I don't recommend this)
Cometic HP headgasket $120.00
Total $340.00
Head lifts at 30+psi again,
A1 H-11 headstuds torqued to moly lube spec $375.00
Cometic HP headgasket $120.00
Grand Total $835.00 
Head stays down at 30+psi.
Or you could just bite the bullet the first time around
A1 H-11 headstuds torqued to moly lube spec $375.00
Cometic HP headgasket $120.00
Grand Total $495.00
Which way sounds better? $495.00 or $835.00?
btw, I fell in between the above examples,
ARP headstuds torqued to moly lube spec $100.00
Cometic HP headgasket $120.00
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A1 H-11 headstuds torqued to moly lube spec $375.00
Cometic HP headgasket $120.00
Grand Total $715.00 
Which way do you think I would have liked better?
