Thread: Engine: 70 T5: - Exhaust manifold studs: nuts too tight?
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Old Nov 23rd, 2019, 13:41   #10
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Are brass nuts still used on manifolds ?
they died out with the morris 1000 ! With today's turbochargers on just about everything, exotic materials are used for manifold fasteners to cope with the huge forces expansion causes , An exhaust manifold can reach red heat these days ... ( it did on the 760 turbos 37 years ago ... too )
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