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When racing professionals in NHRA, IHRA, NASCAR, and Formula 1 competition need bullet-proof fasteners for their high-performance machines, they turn to one company:...
When racing professionals in NHRA, IHRA, NASCAR, and Formula 1 competition need bullet-proof fasteners for their high-performance machines, they turn to one company: ARP. Since 1968, Automotive Racing Products has been engineering and perfecting bolts, studs, nuts, and other fasteners for engines, cylinder heads, headers, wheels, transmissions, and more. ARP uses only top-quality materials—far above the usual “aerospace quality” others settle for—in a highly exacting manufacturing process to create fasteners with the strength and durability to last race after race.
When racing professionals in NHRA, IHRA, NASCAR, and Formula 1 competition need bullet-proof fasteners for their high-performance machines, they turn to one company: ARP. Since 1968, Automotive Racing Products has been engineering and perfecting bolts, studs, nuts, and other fasteners for engines, cylinder heads, headers, wheels, transmissions, and more. ARP uses only top-quality materials—far above the usual “aerospace quality” others settle for—in a highly exacting manufacturing process to create fasteners with the strength and durability to last race after race.
Because of frictional inconsistencies with oil, moly, and other lubricants, it takes multiple cycles of torquing the bolt, loosening it, and tightening it again to obtain the required preload or stretch. Typically, when a fastener is first tightened, friction is at its highest point and the preload value or stretch is low. As the fastener is cycled numerous times the friction decreases and the preload increases. This phenomenon is called "preload scatter." With ARP Ultra Torque assembly lubricant, a fastener need only be torqued once to get within 5 percent of ideal preload, and it remains consistent through all subsequent cycles (from race-prep machining through final assembly). Moreover, given the inconsistencies of ordinary lubes, it's quite possible for adjacent head bolts or studs to have vastly different preloads. This scatter causes bore distortion, hampers piston ring seal, and leads to poor head gasket sealing. Order the tube or container size needed for your applications.
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ARP Pro Series cylinder head studs are cold-forged to ensure molecular integrity. They're heat-treated prior to thread rolling and machining. ARP Pro Series kits are also available with 12-point nuts, and all studs come complete with hardened parallel washers for an even load distribution and accurate torque readings. With hundreds of models ready to ship, these cylinder head fasteners can be ordered for virtually any style engine.
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