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Thanks gentlemen for the replies.. one reason to change to studs is that these factory bolts have been torqued a few times and another is to run a main girdle on this engine.. I've never had an issue with any other engine running factory hardware but this engine is a little more built than they...

I've read different posts and watched videos with varying answers on whether the studs can simply be screwed into the block or if the Block has to be line bored? I have the mains set and torqued with factory bolts... If I was to loosen all the bolts with just a slight pressure on each cap then...