Speaking for myself, this has been a fascinating and educational thread. Learning new things is the main reason I go to work every day and this one has been all of that.
This discussion has certainly shed renewed light on this subject and offered the variables that may help explain why people have varying experiences with all the head stud options.
My heartfelt thanks to all the participants who have contributed their engineering and metallurgical expertise and hopefully made all of the readers a little smarter.
