We all know that turbo nuts that are on the studs connecting them to the manifold/downpipe have a nasty habit of backing off, causing exhaust leak, thus, burning everything in their path. I would like to replace the solid studs to some that have holes in them, so I can place wire ties to make sure the nuts can't back off. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated.

 

I think I am going to follow the advice of several other people on here and do a small tack weld on each bolt to prevent this.

 

mine are safety wired; my shop (scott up in NH) just drilled a hole through the bolts/nuts

 

That's basically what I'm trying to do.

 

you can just drill a hole through what you have then rather than buying special bolts for it? i am not sure

 

u can do it yourself or have someone do it. you can even buy a kit to do it. clamps down in a vise and has a guide for the drill bit. adjusts for lots of bolt sizes. i think summit has them.

 

Buy a metric safety wire drilling jig or get some Stage 8 locking bolts.

 

[QUOTE=devs2k,Jul 1 2008, 04:07 PM] mine are safety wired; my shop (scott up in NH) just drilled a hole through the

 

hey do you know what size the bolt is for the inline pro down pipe to manifold. I just happen to loose a bolt and wanted to know what bolt I can use to replace it. Thanks again everyone

 

There's pretty much no way, if installed properly, that the Stage8 bolts will come loose. Can you explain what happened?