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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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On their factory manifolds for turbo setups
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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 11:00 AM
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the ones that came with the motor from Chevrolet

Ive never had a problem with any of them... The larger head bolts work a little better, IIRC some have said the smaller ones came loose. Nothing wrong with doing studs either.
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Thats what i was afraid of... anyone have some
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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 01:04 PM
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I bought the same ones denmah uses off ebay for $8 iirc
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the stainless allen bolts the 1 guy sells on here all the time. forget the name, dm... maybe? i had 1 come loose so i'm debating lock washers or blue thread lock if it happens again. it's a new build though so 1 backing out hasn't got me too worried about it.
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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 07:10 PM
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arp studs, easy to keep gasket in place and just slide manifold on and dont have to struggle to tighten bolts while holding a heavy as manifold in your hand at the same time
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thread lock of any sort will always come out.
YOu either need stock bolts or arp ls1 bolts with 12pt
or stage 8 lock bolts
thats it.
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arp no doubt.
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Originally Posted by SPOOLED UP
thread lock of any sort will always come out.
YOu either need stock bolts or arp ls1 bolts with 12pt
or stage 8 lock bolts
thats it.
i'll explore the arp route if it happens again then. so far tho in 3 trips to the track and about 400-500 miles on the street, only the 1 came loose and who knows, maybe i never tightened it down enough when it went together but i'm keeping i'll keep an eye on it for a while.
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