bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 18y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/06/08 05:27 AM Author Share Posted 24/06/08 05:27 AM I bought the tabs,nuts and studs alltogother and they are made out of that inconel I believe so it cost allmost $100 for the lot and it's been 2 weeks now so will keep you informed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidald Me Donating Members 360 Member For: 17y 1m 1d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 03/07/08 04:17 AM Share Posted 03/07/08 04:17 AM I can't wait to hear a final solution. The bolts on the face of the turbo case keep coming off mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 03/07/08 04:25 AM Share Posted 03/07/08 04:25 AM I am trialing a graphite composite gasket from the head to the manifold, because it has some give in it as opposed to the factory steel gasket I think it will go a long way in reducing the vibration in the entire turbo system which should stop the studs and nuts coming loose as often as they do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 04/07/08 12:08 AM Share Posted 04/07/08 12:08 AM the studs are 10mm and the nuts are 9/16 or 14mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dule Donating Members 1,180 Member For: 17y 13d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 04/07/08 03:15 AM Share Posted 04/07/08 03:15 AM Just weld the f*ckers (and hope you never have to take then off)On the serious note, how are these things done on other cars? I'm sure that not every turbo car needs it's exhaust manifold and turbo bolts tightened with every service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 18y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 04/07/08 03:38 AM Author Share Posted 04/07/08 03:38 AM they are done like my pics above,as the studs,nuts and locking tabs are off a Nissan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 30d Gender: Male Posted 14/11/10 04:50 AM Share Posted 14/11/10 04:50 AM Bloosted (if you are still around) what Nissan did those studs and locking tabs come from. Any part numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 14/11/10 06:15 AM Share Posted 14/11/10 06:15 AM yeh whore bag is still around ill get him to answer ya as I asked him this same q the other day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottay Member 366 Member For: 14y 5d Posted 14/11/10 08:59 AM Share Posted 14/11/10 08:59 AM if you REALLLY never wanted them to come off and never needed to take the turbo or manifold off you could tac weld em on lol.and then if u did needa take em off.. grinder time :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 18y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 14/11/10 10:32 AM Author Share Posted 14/11/10 10:32 AM they are off a GTR and they come with 2 holes so you cut them in half and have 2 of the above, this fixed my loose turbo once and for all....wish I had done right from the startJust Jap Auto Imports 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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