Does the 10vT exaust stud hell apply to non-t as well?

[Jim Haseltine]

Snapped 3 on my Cgt - never snapped any on a turbo though.

Good luck,

Jim Haseltine
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:03 AM
Subject: Does the 10vT exaust stud hell apply to non-t as well?


> The title says it really.
>
> I'm thinking about swapping the rusted out nasty sounding exhaust on my 
> red 5k no-T with the perfectly good system from my parts no-T. I need to 
> do the downpipe as well as the exhaust because the cat is missing and 
> there is pipe welded in it's place (not bolted). Since I'm going that far 
> into it I was going to replace the EM gaskets because I suspect a minor 
> leak. Can I expect to break studs like the turbo cars do, or should I be 
> ok if I apply PB Blaster liberally?
>
> -Cody Forbes
> http://www.5000tq.com
> '86 5k noT noQ
> '86 5k noT noQ - Parting Out
> '87 5ktq
> '87 5ktq - Fast. Really Fast.
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