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hunter5

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florida
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02 sport trac
I haven't been on here in almost two years, since life happens,(got married)lol. Anyway, I blew a head gasket on my trac after installing a Magnison mp 90 supercharger on it. Getting a new motor soon.Is there a benefit to installing ARP head stud kit on a stock set of headgaskets in the new motor I'm putting in,or am I gonna have have to crack it open to put on MLS gaskets to benefit from studs?
My trac is an 02, I've noticed guys in newer stan running exchargers with no probs. Wondered if ford did an update to headgasket between the years to toughen em up?​
 






How did the head gasket blow? Like coolant in combustion, external or in oil. Usually the MLS gaskets only blow if they've had a small leak for awhile. Even then usually the head warps before the gasket goes in stock form.

How much boost are you running? 8lbs or under stock stuff should be sufficient but studs couldn't hurt.
 






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