Summary of latest turbo stud mounting recommendations?
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Second set were from Track speed installed as Andrew said other than using helicoils in the holes before even using it for the first time on the car and they also have been entirely trouble free for over a year.
The material in the helecoils seems to hold up better to the heat for the threads cut in my mild steel flange. McMaster sells High temp nickel helicoils. In 10 and 15mm lengths. Bout the only thing I can say is they seem to work for me with my setup.
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I'm not ignoring this question, but I am choosing not to answer it. My recommendation is that you purchase our kit and install it exactly as the instructions say to. If you want to DIY it, that's fine, but I don't think anyone here will expect me to assist you with that particular endeavor.
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Too late. I have M8's from FM years ago.
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Thanks Dann I'll try the Resbond again first. I might have to hit you up for a bottle!
Cheers
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#52
I tigged one 8 mm FM in Inconel stud to a nut on my MSM turbo with L309 filer. Not structural, just three small tacks.
FM seems to be only real Inconel 8 mm option. They are pricey too considering no resbond and only 8 mm studs. The Trackspeed 10 mm are not bad at $155. If they made 8 mm I would have gone Trackspeed in a heartbeat.
I still want to try the Nissan 8 mm studs on my downpipe to turbo connection.
FM seems to be only real Inconel 8 mm option. They are pricey too considering no resbond and only 8 mm studs. The Trackspeed 10 mm are not bad at $155. If they made 8 mm I would have gone Trackspeed in a heartbeat.
I still want to try the Nissan 8 mm studs on my downpipe to turbo connection.
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how did the nordlocks fail?
I've never had them fail. They did not make non Inconel studs work at all, nothing did, but I've never had them fail by themselves.
Inconel studs nordlock and resbond worked for me as did inconel studs stage 8 and resbond. Both with helicoiled stud holes in a mild steel manifold.
I've had the AN hardened high strenght nuts fail miserbly as they shattered into pieces.
I've never had them fail. They did not make non Inconel studs work at all, nothing did, but I've never had them fail by themselves.
Inconel studs nordlock and resbond worked for me as did inconel studs stage 8 and resbond. Both with helicoiled stud holes in a mild steel manifold.
I've had the AN hardened high strenght nuts fail miserbly as they shattered into pieces.
Last edited by bbundy; 02-23-2015 at 07:42 PM.
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not inconels.
I had inconels ready to go in, but the shop that rebuilt my engine is a piece of **** - didn't install with the thread pitch I told them to install.
****, just realized these were manifold to block studs, not turbo to manifold studs. My post above is not relevant to this thread.
I had inconels ready to go in, but the shop that rebuilt my engine is a piece of **** - didn't install with the thread pitch I told them to install.
****, just realized these were manifold to block studs, not turbo to manifold studs. My post above is not relevant to this thread.