today i found that my exhaust manifold bolts where gone i was missing 4. no idea how. so i went and got 4 nuts that fit. went to tighten them on and the stud snapped. wtf. how could this have happened

 

interesting, I wonder if the head warped from heat. heat made stud and nut brittle?

 

it could have made the stud bad but the nut was new. idk im guessing im gonna have to make new studs because i cant find any

 

are you using stocking manifold studs? they are prone to breaking with a turbo hanging off of them.

upgrade to the arp ones and you wont have a problem.

 

yea i just went to look for the apr ones but cant find them on there websie do u have a link?

 

use the ARP header stud kit from ARP. I believe their SRT-4 kit fits our car... Might have to shorten the studs a tad.

I had one break off when I got my Laskey motor... Took the mechanic 30 minutes to drill out the stud fragment.

Its actually pretty common with the temperatures of the turbo manifold...

John

 

the combination of the heat and vibration along with the sheer weight of the setup is asking for trouble.

call up inline and get the studs. they should be mandatory.

 

use to happen to me all the time, i stepped up to arp studs.

 

Call Chris or Ya at Inline they have all the parts you need, I ordered them yesterday.

 

Its a very common problem actually.