LOL wow. Might as well find a way to weld the head to the block.

I am stationed over in Germany and getting to the track is troublesome since they are only open 4 times a year near me. Oh and its on a flight line that isn't prepped. But anyways, I took the car out this weekend and ran a personal best of 10.149 @ 140. My launch was not so good with only a...

So this is the failed HG. Are the areas where the black is gone where it was leaking?!?!

Hmm interesting. What would be the cause of uneven fuel distribution? Also I PM'd you.

I was logging the run and there was no detonation at all.

I didn't loosen any of them. Since I was installing my cams I though "I should check to ensure my head studs are still torqued to spec". So, I set my torque wrench to 100ft/lb and checked all the studs. Apparently your not supposed to recheck the studs, especially when there is oil and water...

I could but I would need a new port and polish job.

What do you mean?

That is why I am willing to ship back to the states. I am hoping that someone chimes in that has done this work before or know someone that is legitimate.

Thanks for the replies. It sucks being stationed in Germany because there isn't many good machine shops locally.

This is a boostin performance head which cost $1750. I don't just want to trash it.

Below is the picture of my cylinder head. Do you all think it is repairable? If so, do you know someone who can repair it?Background behind it...I have custom age 625 head studs with OEM MLS head gasket. While I was replacing the camshafts I decided to check the torque on my head studs to...

I see that you did a FWD to AWD swap. I did the same swap and had the same problem. The issue was the starter plate. I didn't realize that the starter plate was different between the awd and fwd cars. I know that the AWD flywheel is smaller but didn't know the plate made a difference. The...

The gaskets that come with the 74mm are really crappy. I use RTV and everything is good up to 40psi.

Cool, thanks.