> > Dear Asa, > Gary said that the inventor (Jomar?) claimed that the *only* > cylinder head that did not benefit from a stud girdle was the Cleveland > cylinder head..........FWIW. > > Warmest regards, Chuck Engles Didnt he mention the Hemi heads? No way they need girdles. I know, Hemi:s dosent fall in under "normal engines". Goran