One of the bolts is stripped a little bit and it still holds snug. But the bolts I have are cheap and only .75" long and are non locking. Which set could I get that will definetly hold it all together with some muscle? Will the 1 inch long ARP's fit? The BBK's flange is 3/8 of an inch so that takes alot from the small bolts.

 

Get Breslins, thats what I purchased. They are self locking aswell.

 

Breslins, Stage 8, or the 1" Arps will do the trick.

 

Seriously... just get 1" bolts and throw some blue (NOT RED!) locktite on it... ive been doing that for a long time and never had an issue.

Locking header bolts are alot like a "tornado" intake... waste of money.

 

I used 1" stainless 12 point ARPs. They have a very small head so you can get a box end on them no problem, and the 12 point helps to avoid rounding. I only had to retighten them after the first couple of heat cycles.

 

another vote for the ARP stainless steel 1" ones. The have a 5/16 head on em which makes the a breaze to tighten. I would'nt use locktite in and aluminum head. Anything that bolts into aluminum needs anti-seize. Plugs,header bolts etc. Although I do just put sealant on the intake bolts. I stripped the last 2 pass. side header bolts in the head , took the right sized tap and dremeled the taper off of it and they straightened right out, got tight enough for me.

 

Thanks for the replies, I ordered the ARP 1 inch bolts. Thanks