Hi All,

Not as much of a technical question, more of a your experience one. I've just got my NC29 engine back from being sandblasted, Giving the old covers a bit of a freshen up with some paint and am looking to change the casing bolts at the same time as a couple were starting to round off when I was taking them off. Looking around it looks like Pro bolt do some good stainless kits https://www.pro-bolt.com/stainless-stee ... l-arm.html and an Ally one to https://www.pro-bolt.com/aluminium-engi ... arm-7.html Whilst It would be nice to have some flashy colours there I don't want to scrimp £30 if the SS Kits are going to provide more longevity, So My question is,A) does it in real life terms make much difference to have the ally or stainless steel kits or should I just stop arsing around spend the extra £30 forgo the pretty colours and get the stainless kits

I'd have probably gone for the aluminium one but pub talk has led me to believe I might be spending more money to replace it with a stainless kit further down the Line!

Nothing to technical I know but just want peoples opinions :) sorry for the long winded post!

Cheers

To be honest, the anodised bolts are considered a bit tacky by most people these days but more importantly have a tendency to shear when undone when they have been in place for a year or 2. Not really a fan of them myself....

Stainless is more durable, just make sure you use a bit of copper grease on the threads.

Rather than buy an expensive kit, it is just as easy to remove the bolts, make a list of the sizes required and pop down to your local nut and bolt wholesaler to buy what you need. The only difference is that they won't be polished.

The aluminium ones last well and save a couple of hundred grams. Just like titanium but without the expense

Cheers Guys I did settle for the ally ones in the end and I'm pretty pleased with them, Figure so long as I don't go tightening them up like a constipated gorilla they should be fine.

Only issue I've go now is the amount of sand every after getting it blasted. Not sure I'll do that again!!!