Reusing ARP Head Studs

Lq4chevy

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Long story short I bought a LLY very cheap with a serious knock. I took a bit of a gamble and was hopeful it just trashed the crank or maybe a rod or two, but turns out it damaged a main journal. Line boring and billet caps was out of the question so I pulled the plug on the motor (I parted everything out and did really well) Then I went hunting for a running engine and got a smashed LBZ.

The question is, to my surprise the engine had ARP studs installed when I bought it and I held on to them for my new LBZ. I understand they are not torque to yield but should I have any concern using them? I'm sure they are fine just not knowing the history of them or the motor made me second guess myself
 

2004LB7

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you should be fine. ARP has some documents showing how to test/measure them to see if they've stretched