[s-cars] RS2 Turbo studs

[Jared Robinson]

I think the ones I was getting were the 10mm nuts from a 1.8T
my friend runs an Independent VW/Audi shop, so I think we're going to be
working on it there... he might have these nuts on hand

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> Jared,
>
> As I wrote earlier today, the studs for the manifold to downpipe and
> manifold to head are 8mm and the studs in/out of  the turbo are 10mm.  None
> of these
> fasteners are inexpensive.
>
> The N 903 690 01 turbo outlet nuts (3) are $2.82 ea. The additional nut for
> the 15mm wrench is N 900 730 01 (1) at $3.96.  The inlet nuts 046 145 749
> (4) are $2.82 ea.  The manifold to head nuts for the 8mm studs N 902 002 01
> at $1.94 ea.  You can't use ordinary lock nuts because they lock with nylon
> that will soon melt.  The exhaust manifold to head nuts were very cheap
> until these replacements came along that have a shoulder on the nut.  It
> supposedly had something to do with preventing manifold cracks.  Since they
> use those wide washers also, I don't see how.  You may have found on the
> manifold that you can't get the washers on the 4 shortened studs and still
> have enough stud to fasten the manifold.
>
> Those were recent prices at genuinevwaudiparts.com.
>
> If you have seen other turbo nuts  they may be suitable substitutes.
>
> Tom '95 S6
>          '95.5 S6 avant
> Knoxville, TN
>
> On Sep 24, 2010, at 8:30 AM, Jared Robinson wrote:
>
> Also, are they the same size nuts for everything (turbo to manifold, turbo
> to downpipe, wastegate to downpipe)?
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Jared Robinson <chapel976 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> So, I got all the gaskets I need.
>> I wanted to get a handful of nuts though. What size are they?
>> 10mm lock nuts?
>> ECS wants like $5/nut... I think I've seen these for about 50c each at BMW
>> or VW...
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Jared Robinson <chapel976 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> excellent. Thank you that's all I needed to know.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The shorter studs involved in the RS2 turbo installation are the four
>>>> interior studs on the RS2 exhaust manifold.  If you mate the manifold to the
>>>> head with the old studs still in place it will be obvious which studs are
>>>> involved because there is no way to put a nut on those four studs.  (You
>>>> still need to install them first.)  The studs for the turbo itself do not
>>>> need modification.
>>>>
>>>> Tom '95 S6
>>>>          '95.5 S6 avant
>>>> Knoxville, TN
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday September 21 2010, at 11:23 AM, Jared Robinson <
>>>> chapel976 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've heard something about shorter studs involved in the RS2 turbo?
>>>> which studs are these?
>>>> The ones from the manifold>turbo or the ones from the Turbo>downpipe
>>>> and if that's the case, what's the size of them?
>>>> --
>>>> Jared Robinson
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Jared Robinson