The best heads in the world are useless if you can't keep it
bolted to the block. The best rods in the world have to be held together at the big
end at operating speed. The greatest stresses are in the fasteners. Rod bolts,
head bolts, damper bolts and so forth. A failure of one of these relatively
inexpensive components can ruin your day, or a career.
ARP is considered by many to be the permeir fastener provider
and is used as original equipment for a number of automotive specialy companies.
Their products are also used in F1, NASCAR, NHRA and any where else that only the
best is acceptable.