broken head bolt/anybody have a spare block?

[Tobert]

http://headbolts.com/isuzu.html

Anybody ever used these guys before?

Their site is crap, but their price is far better than anything else out there. My local Isuzu dealer wants $6.72 EACH, ARP estimates between $20-$30 EACH, and St. Charles Isuzu has been a busy signal all day, but with their 15% discount I'm still looking at $102.15 plus shipping in which case I might as well get them locally.

The dealer said the bolts are 11x155mm - does anybody have a quick way to check? I'll probably re-check mine this evening but I'll probably order from headbolts.com or Merlin.

Are the 6VE1 bolts really torque-to-yield? Most of TTY bolts I've seen have a thin part of the bolt, where these are just straight bolts.

[Triathlete]

Looks to me as if they are an ARP dealer, so that is probably what they are selling. They make real good fasteners.

[Tobert]

Ordered from St. Charles. I called their non-800 number from the website and got through. $91.36 for 16 head bolts. I transferred to their service department who confirmed that they ARE torque-to-yield. I wonder if I can find an aluminum GM 3800 block ... parts are soo much cheaper, I already have one in cast iron from a Camaro, and parts are way cheaper.

Wiring is the easy part for me to mod ... exhaust & accessories are more of a pain.

I hope this is the last major snag in this engine.

[steelzeus]

When I rebuilt my engine I ordered the bolts from acura and they were like 75 bucks

[Tobert]

All buttoned up and back on the road Everything seems tight and stable with no new oil stains yet.

Runs better than ever. Vrooooom!