smythge

I am getting ready to place my order for the top of end of my motor and have a stupid question. I am swapping the heads while the motor is in the car. I am planning on using studs on the heads and am wondering if I am going to have any problems getting the heads on the block ie clearence issues with the master cylinder etc any help is appreciated.

FivePointOhh

no clearance issues. studs would make it much easier to mount the head, using the regular bolts makes it kind of hard to hold (if you're using cast iron) the head in place by yourself and putting a bolt in.

other than that it'll be a direct replacement and you should have no issues. just make sure you label stuff so you dont lose anything, zip lock baggies and sharpie FTW

5spd GT

Studs make it more difficult in tight spaces.

The cylinder head dowels hold the head in place; not the bolts or studs.

red95gtconvert

I had no trouble bolting my heads down using the alignment dowels in the block, I had no clearance issues whatsoever using head bolts but I don't know about using studs.