I'm using a spoolin performance manifold. and a Garret T3 Sabb turbo. I went too home depot and I swear i tried them all and non were working. i know there is a differnce between coarse and fine thread, but none of them would easily go in. I don't get it, what is everyone else using? I think i determined that the nuts needed for the mani are a 3/8 hex. but the turbo exhaust side i have no idea, is that 5/16 bolt? any help is great . and I can post pics if need be.

 

using the turbo on the bottom. also i couldn't find which one to use for the wastegate.

 

Did you bring your turbo parts in with you inside Home Depot? That's what I did lol

Call Phil back at Spoolin and double check with him on the thread pitch, it should work. If worse comes to worse, you can always re-thread the manifold, in case there is a tiny booger somewhere that is making it difficult for you.

 

yah brought em in. i'll end up emailing phil. any idea on that turbo. in the pic i have a extra exhaust housing. Can those dowel type bolts be taken out and put into the current exhaust side.

 

MAybe they're metric sized.

 

Are you talking about those studs? At least that's what they look like, but I can't tell. Anyways, you can take them out.

 

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When I was getting all of the hardware together for my setup, I found that a couple things were not metric (which was kind of confusing at first haha).

 

i just tried a 12mm bolt out of the blue, and it went right in. lol, son of a bitch. lol. So you get 12mm auto grade bolts at like a napa right?

 

go to like an ace hardware or a small family owned hardware store and get some metric pieces, home depots bolt/nut selection sucks

 

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True, I ended up getting the last of my hardware from Orchard Supply Hardware.

 

Yup, homedepot has a really shitty hardware selection.

There's a local ACE hardware that has absolutely everything, from automotive manifold studs, to O2 sensor plugs etc. They also have everything in stainless as well.

So yeah, definately try a smaller local hardware store, stear clear of homedepot for anything hardware related.

 

well actually my dad co-owns an ace hardware out here and he told me he has em, but they are the wrong grade and would snap. think they will be ok?

 

I wouldn't risk it...

Just order the correct things from Phil, he sells hardware also.

 

I used stainless hardware from a local parts store, been holding up strong.

 

that particular manifold is 10X1.5MM