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    Broken Exhaust stud!!

    in S130 Series - 280ZX

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    my head looked nothing like that, no pitting at all, no rust on what was left of the bolt

     

    has anyone ever had one break off as they tried to remove their exhaust manni bolts? most of the stories you hear seem to be "looked at the manifold and the bolts were missing" alot more than "had a bolt/stud break on me"

    Broken Exhaust stud!!

    in S130 Series - 280ZX

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    Neither "solution" addresses the real problem. An 8mm stud should be plenty strong to hold the manifold in place assuming there are no other underlying problems. The real problem is probably that the bolt is corroded due to water intrusion from a current or previously leaky thermostat housing and/or the manifold is warped...which was probably also caused or made worse by the leaky housing. I think people don't notice leaks there because it runs on the hot manifold and evaporates up quickly.

     

    generally both of the outside bolts pop out, both are in 2 completely different locations as far as being exposed to the elements (and my thermostat housing has never leaked from my knowledge)

     

    i think its more about thousands of heat cycles on the 2 outer bolts (of which hold the most pressure on the manifold) and the metal just become compromised, all of my stock exhaust bolts came out easily and had little corrosion

    Broken Exhaust stud!!

    in S130 Series - 280ZX

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    easiest thing i found to do was DONT mess with the easy out because you may make the situation worse than before (cause you cant drill out an easy out, just push it further back into the head)

     

    MY suggestion is to upgrade the two outside bolts to 10mmx1.25 studs (because replacing the 8mm with another isnt really fixing the problem is it :)

     

    drill out the existing bolt thats still in there (making sure you go through the center, use a punch if you have to) then drill the hole out to the right size for the 10mm, rethread the hole with a 10mmx1.25 tap, clean it out, your done

     

    thing is find a good 10mmx1.25 bolt/stud or none of that matters, now you just have a big hole with nothing to put in it

     

    and make sure the 10mm bolt fits in the hole of the exhaust mannifold or header your putting on

     

     

    putting sealant might last you 4-5 days before it gets pushed/burned out, plus you wont feel good about that kind of repair

     

    im 17 (with no patience) did this by myself, i dont have much automotive knowledge or even a 1 car garage

     

    cool thing was i did buy a lot of new tools, new header, and came out better $ wise than if i had went to a nissan dealership (or even the local scetchy garage) to get them to fix it

    New Ken Block & "Captain Slow" - Top Gear

    in Non Tech Board

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    What's really amazing is that I saw that video for the first time a few days ago and had only 314 views and now is nearing 20,000 views. Pretty amazing something can spread that fast so quickly. Just shows the power of viral subscribers bases & the internet!

    yep im subscribed to IMV films (the people that made the vid) and i just got it yesterday

     

     

    if you wanna talk about viral the original ken block one was like swine flu 0_o several million hits or something like that

    how much for 2 Rockford Fosgate P2 10"?

    in Non Tech Board

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    how much should i pay for 2 Rockford Fosgate P2 10"s that are about 3 years old?... i know they work, i have seen/heard them in person

     

    they also come with a nice ported box that i do not need, how much do you think could i sell the box for?

     

     

    i figure the trunk of my 2+2 isnt heavy enough lol

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    yeah i hate myself too :/

    Why the lack of love?

    in S130 Series - 280ZX

    Posted

    I'm right there with you. Almost every day I drive my 260 someone has to say "I used to have one just like that...mine was a 82' 280zx". I am forced to respond with "280zx? That car is no where close to comparison to my car. The two are more like cousins than anything else". But I'm an ass like that.

    then the guy rolls up in a 280zxt and blows that slow ass s30...

     

     

    sorry for the language

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