250 I6 main bolts

[mattsmaverick]

I broke a main bolt when putting my engine back together. I only made it to about 50 ft pounds and "pop" it snapped right at block level. What a pain that was to get out. Now my problem is finding 250 I6 main bolts. I've searched the net to no avail. ARP has them, but they are $120 for a set. Can anyone tell me where I can find a Std set? I would just go to the hardware store and pick up some grade 8's, but I've been told that they aren't the same as my grade 8 main bolts. Something about the way they are heat treated.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Matt W

 

[Gene Fiore]

Yikes...that would make me extremely nervous! If you can...save up the bucks to spring for the ARP main studs from Classic Inlines.

 

[rbohm]

8) do yourself a huge favor and stay away from putting grade 8 hardware store bolts in your engine. save the money and buy the good arp bolts from classicinlines, or some other source. using hardware store bolts is false economy.