[SOCAL.M6.ZLE]

Hey guys... pretty excited about this one... I was joking with a buddy a while back, on how much collectively we had both spent on the OEM one time use supercharger bolts... and it would over $850 between the two of us...

Which motivated me to see if ARP had a kit we could use.... but they didn't.
So after a few weeks of design, and discussion, we decided to bring these to market ourselves.

ARP will be making these exclusively for us, using their custom 450 age hardened stainless steel, just like the majority of their other SS products.

The final product will be a beautiful 12 point head in polished stainless steel with thick chamfered washers, just like we provide in our upgraded LID hardware found HERE. Each bolt has been lengthened to allow for 28% more thread contact for more torque to thread distribution and up to 60% more clamping force should you wish to increase the final torque values from 8-13ftlbs.

The real benefit here, is no longer needing to throw away the cheap OEM one time use bolts that GM was so kind to provide us, and allow us to purchase over and over again... That way for those who decide the PORT the blower, upgrade INJECTORS, upgrade your HPFP, install a thermal blanket, or complete a H/C package... you can now clean, inspect and reuse with much more confidence.

Anyway, just thought this was cool news, and something I wish I had access to from day.1 with this car... better late than never I suppose?

My first run will only be (30) sets, if interested... you can pre-order HERE... until then, stay classy

[Evansa22]

Finally!

[GreenZLE]

SIGN ME UP!!!!

[SOCAL.M6.ZLE]

Thanks guys, I am super excited for these also... But I also wish someone else would have done this 3 years ago, so I could have saved $500+ on trash bolts

Better late than never I suppose!

[SOCAL.M6.ZLE]

Originally Posted by GreenZLE

SIGN ME UP!!!!

They are now LIVE on the website HERE for pre-order...

[KingLT1]

mint!

[GreenZLE]

Originally Posted by SOCAL.M6.ZLE

They are now LIVE on the website HERE for pre-order...

Done!! Thanks Gabe!!

[b1anc0]

Curious if these would feed 2650 with FI blower spacer plates...

[SOCAL.M6.ZLE]

Originally Posted by b1anc0

Curious if these would feed 2650 with FI blower spacer plates...

At the current size, they won't...

Although it seems the FI kit and 2650 / port kits all provide there own bolts... I am getting alot of interest to provide these 12-point SS bolts to fit (aiming for more thread engagement also) might be the next part of this project at least...

[SOCAL.M6.ZLE]

Good news guys... Finally got my new version of these bolts designed for 1.7L blowers with Port Plates... In stock and ready to ship! You can ready about them HERE.

[Camfab]

I’m not certain I would call the OEM bolts “cheap”. Torque to yield bolts are designed to stay consistently tight over a wide temp range over time. Over tightening a fastener out of design spec. causes additional distortion. Which will likely cause additional wear somewhere in the blower or cylinder head. Stainless steel has a greater expansion range than other alloys and will likely yield a greater variation in clamping force during heating and cooling cycles. I’m not poo pooing your product as it likely serves a purpose for those who constantly make changes. However in an OEM application where consistent clamping force over time is needed for longevity, the OEM fastener is likely a better choice.

[lamp210]

hello so i just installed a catch can so i had to remove all the sc bolts.i did buy new oem bolts and installed them when i put it back together ok. but i had one bolt on the right rear that i could not remove it hit the body? so i had to reuse it so i put it all together and torqed to spec 89 in lbs so reuseing that one bolt is always on my mind ya know. will it break? or will it hold up?

[IndyZrider]

Originally Posted by Camfab

I’m not certain I would call the OEM bolts “cheap”. Torque to yield bolts are designed to stay consistently tight over a wide temp range over time. Over tightening a fastener out of design spec. causes additional distortion. Which will likely cause additional wear somewhere in the blower or cylinder head. Stainless steel has a greater expansion range than other alloys and will likely yield a greater variation in clamping force during heating and cooling cycles. I’m not poo pooing your product as it likely serves a purpose for those who constantly make changes. However in an OEM application where consistent clamping force over time is needed for longevity, the OEM fastener is likely a better choice.

Arp sets the standard in fasteners...if their head studs make a difference in high performance diesel and gasoline applications where the torque on the fastener is north of 125-150 ft lbs id think the 8-13 ft lbs these require will do the job just fine....jmo...

[Camfab]

Originally Posted by IndyZrider

Arp sets the standard in fasteners...if their head studs make a difference in high performance diesel and gasoline applications where the torque on the fastener is north of 125-150 ft lbs id think the 8-13 ft lbs these require will do the job just fine....jmo...

Just as an FYI, I’ve always used ARP Fasteners. I went to college with the owners daughter who was kind enough to give me a private tour of their facility back in ‘88. Very nice people. So this has nothing to do with that. I merely stated that I would not poo poo the factory torque to yield fasteners. They were designed that way for a reason. Like I also stated given an application where longevity is not the main concern and the ability to reuse a fastener takes precedent they are likely a good solution. Most guys here are about making power vs. driving 300k miles. If anyone gets that it’s me.
Anyway, in retrospect I probably should have just messaged him.