you mean bolts and nuts?

 

pretty much. I ended up using ARP studs with nuts on both ends, through the manifold flange on my vw; it was the only way I could keep the turbo on the manifold.

 

Grade 8 FTW!

 

Because the pipes coming into the collector normally do not allow room to slip a bolt into the hole on the manifold side and there is barely enough room for a nut and a wrench on the turbo side

If you had a turbo you'd know this.

 

Yep, got me there.

 

make enough room...or run the bolts through the ports from the inside. It would be a lot easier than to constantly **** with them like I'm going to.

 

Grow some muskles and torque them ***** properly.

 

I've never had my manifold to head or manifold to turbo studs come loose. The down pipe ones are another story.
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nordlock washers fixed my issue... cost $2/each, but well worth it.

 

http://www.nord-lock.com/default.asp?url=51.16.37

Very interesting... Looks easier to use than those Stage 8 setups...

 

Where did you buy these? Tried googling, but just came up with distributor sites...Autozone, Advance, Napa have them? Looks like a good solution.

 

http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?...umber=36-30300

 

Fastenal, FM or McMaster

Chris

 

don't know how the thread pitch compares to the Miata, but Toyota exhaust manifold studs for the Supra turbo have a hex pattern machined into the end for separate tightening.