Subject	the OEM nuts and bolts are inconel
Posted by	aliaZ on April 24, 2011 at 7:38 AM
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In Reply To	Are the nuts and bolts that connect the Turbos to the posted by Barry (NJ) on April 24, 2011 at 07:29 AM
Message	:down-pipes special, or will hardened fasteners from Ace suffice? hardened fasteners from Ace are not heat resistant, so they may stretch when they get hot
Follow Ups	Are the nuts and bolts that connect the Turbos to the - Barry (NJ) 07:29:46 04/24/11 the OEM nuts and bolts are inconel - aliaZ 07:38:53 04/24/11 They are inconel, but I have seen regular nuts and bolts - na300zx (OH) 07:38:58 04/24/11 Its not. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 21:01:13 04/24/11 Thanks guys, I'll get some new OEM hardware. (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 07:43:40 04/24/11 Yeah, the heat will do them in. Go inconel. (n/m) - phillyz 09:35:41 04/24/11 yep I used some from hardware store, constantly back off (n/m) - LJZTT 10:55:13 04/24/11 Yup - break out your wallet - they're not cheap :-) (n/m) - spicyZ 12:23:12 04/24/11 Ka-Boom ! (n/m) - ttz'in (NorCal) 13:30:07 04/24/11 Hey Steve, how is the swap going? (n/m) - Wright (Ca) 17:32:24 04/24/11 All depends..... - platupus 01:42:59 04/25/11 I find that hard to believe (n/m) - ZiNnYc 06:20:49 04/25/11 "Stainless"? Stainless tends to be softer than most other - Barry (NJ) 07:01:45 04/25/11 Weaker at room temperature, but stronger in high heat - Marshall 12:09:08 04/25/11 Inconel is just an expensive stainless as well. - BigTDogg (MA) 14:08:39 04/25/11 False Stainless hardware is not correct for this application (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 08:35:58 04/25/11 Been there. Use OEM only! Thank self later. (n/m) - .z 18:23:04 04/25/11
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