[s-cars] RS2 Turbo studs

[brian hoeft]

The BMW ones are very nice, good flared seat but if you're using the correct
washers it wouldnt really matter at least on the exh manifold.

-Brian


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On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Jared Robinson <chapel976 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Jared Robinson
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