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Originally Posted by klaucke
Once you get the headstud situation sorted out, you'd be well served to upgrade to a front mount cooler. For a 2.4 you'd be fine with just later model (SC/Carrera) oil lines and a trombone. Heat + mag case = sig decreased lifespan. Keep that motor cool and it will live a long, happy life. The pulled headstuds on the 2.7's could be easily attributed to cooling issues that were most exacerbated by the thermal reactors, which I surmise is why you don't see pulled studs on the earlier cars.
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+1, the problem is more related to high oil temperature and corresponding very weakened mag case than other factors.
Get a nose cooler and keep the oil temps low once you get that new motor installed.