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==Header retention==
 
==Header retention==
Header bolts are known for backing out or loosening up due to the compression off the header gasket material. To combat this, there are several types of specialty bolts, designed to stay tight regardless.
 
 
 
To say "everybody" sells header bolts really isn't that much of a stretch:
 
To say "everybody" sells header bolts really isn't that much of a stretch:
 
*ARP
 
*ARP
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*Trans-Dapt Performance Products
 
*Trans-Dapt Performance Products
 
*Percy's
 
*Percy's
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==Standard fasteners==
 
{|
 
{|
 
|[[File:Allen head.jpg|thumb|center|255px|Allen head]]
 
|[[File:Allen head.jpg|thumb|center|255px|Allen head]]
 
|[[File:Reduced hex.jpg|thumb|center|385px|Reduced 6-point hex head]]
 
|[[File:Reduced hex.jpg|thumb|center|385px|Reduced 6-point hex head]]
 
|[[File:Reduced head 12 pt.jpg|thumb|center|210px|Reduced 12-point head]]
 
|[[File:Reduced head 12 pt.jpg|thumb|center|210px|Reduced 12-point head]]
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|[[File:Header stud.jpg|thumb|center|190px|Studs and fine thread nuts]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==Locking fasteners==
 
{|
 
{|
 
|[[File:Stage 8.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Stage 8 locking design]]
 
|[[File:Stage 8.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Stage 8 locking design]]
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|[[File:Specter safety wire.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Specter pre drilled with safety wire]]
 
|[[File:Specter safety wire.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Specter pre drilled with safety wire]]
 
|[[File:Percys split lock.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Percy's Split Lock design, uses a locking set pin built in the bolt that expands the bolt threads against the thread wall]]
 
|[[File:Percys split lock.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Percy's Split Lock design, uses a locking set pin built in the bolt that expands the bolt threads against the thread wall]]
|[[File:Header stud.jpg|thumb|center|285px|Studs and fine thread nuts]]
 
 
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