Check Your Header/Collecter Bolts

[Beaudee]

I noticed a leak and by the time i got to work the left side lost all 3 bolts and the gasket.The other side 2 bolts loose,and 1 gone.I reccommend lock nuts and or lock washers.Must have been the lack of driven it for a while/good tunes and the Terry hot street tune.:evil

[BC Lightning]

Min has done the same thing twice now

[PoorSvtman]

get longer bolts and double nut them

[Beaudee]

get longer bolts and double nut them
Fiber locking nuts and lock washers.Need a bow and arrow wrench to get the one on top of the flange.

[Beaudee]

get longer bolts and double nut them
:tu: Thats what i did.They come loose again and i am going aircrafty with safety wire.

[cpeapea]

I had to safety wire the turbo flange bolts on my datsun, i used a nice Inconel safety wire. no problems since. although i did end up using a nylock nut on one of them because i dropped the metallock nut somewhere in my shop and couldnt find it. it just smelled for a few days.

Inconel is great for high heat and high corrosion resistance. But stainless will probably work.

[Mark #2]

Are you guys using the stock gaskets?
I did.

No issues here, but I will check as it has been over 2 years without checking them ever, not even re-torquing initially after a couple of heat cycles as is usually done.

What torque are you using?

[L8 APEX]

They are talking about the collector gaskets not the manifold gaskets.

[Beaudee]

They are talking about the collector gaskets not the manifold gaskets.
Thanks for the gaskets Terry!!!:cool: Keep the hotchkins on ice for my L..I am honda-in now.This is a bit off topic,but can you get any honda exhaust systems CHEAP.I need a cat and a cat back system.Dont mind ricer stuff,looking for a deal.Maybe something like this.Looks nice,but a bunch of $ for shipping. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CATBACK-N1-STAINLESS-EXHAUST-88-91-HONDA-CRX-DX-SI-89_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33630QQitemZ80618911 66QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[PoorSvtman]

just have terry put on one of the round magnaflow mufflers from his wild system, or one of the oval single in/out muffler with a decent looking tip and it will sound good and wont be ricey sounding....

[Beaudee]

just have terry put on one of the round magnaflow mufflers from his wild system, or one of the oval single in/out muffler with a decent looking tip and it will sound good and wont be ricey sounding....
Sounds like a great idea.Mag. cat,Mag. muffler and a cool tip.Whenever you chime in Terry P.M. me a price.

[PoorSvtman]

and if you dont want the added bling of the big shiny muffler just take some sand paper, scotch bright pad or steel wool and scuff it up and spray it with some black bbq grill paint from homedepot.

[Beaudee]

I do like large tips,my L. has 4" X 24.Terry likes when i set off all the alarms in his parking lot.:cool:

[PoorSvtman]

im talking about painting the muffler black... but i wouldnt go with a huge tip on the crx it will get raspy

[Beaudee]

Once you have a leak @ your collectors the gasket is toast.The only thing left on mine was the frame of the gasket.I am gone to use the old frame to make some from O aluminum for the future with some JET nuts on the bolts.:cool:

[Beaudee]

We call the JET nuts Jap nuts cause they have a small head,self locking,and a washer all in one nut.:rll: :rll:

[L8 APEX]

Jet nut
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/aspx/dept_id.740/display_id.1567/qx/product.htm

[Beaudee]

Jet nut
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/aspx/dept_id.740/display_id.1567/qx/product.htm
Yep,thats them.We always call em jap nuts.Also come in 12 point.

[Beaudee]

What size collectors are on the Kooks headers that terry uses.Found some soft alum. gaskets Made by Percy for 13 bucks.He might sound gay but makes a nice gasket.:rll: