Patent ID: 8740532
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: F02F,F16B

Abstract:
1. A stud having an overall length of about 6.13 inches, constructed from a single piece of metallic material, adapted for fastening a cylinder head to a General Motors Northstar engine block, comprising: a cylindrical rod having a first end having a first diameter, a second end having a second diameter, such that said second diameter is larger than said first diameter; and a midsection, having a midsection diameter of about 0.43 inches, connecting said first and second ends; each of said first end, second end, and midsection possessing a length, wherein said first end length is about 1.50 inches, and said second end length is about 2.0 inches, and said first end having a first threaded feature disposed about at least a portion of its said length such that said first end engages a cylinder head nut and provides adequate thread travel to enable fastening of said cylinder head to said engine block, and said second end having a second threaded feature disposed about the entirety of said length of said second end, such that said second threaded feature can be fully inserted into said engine block having a tapped hole with corresponding mating thread features.