i need help fast!!!!!
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i need help fast!!!!!
im doing my up pipes right now,and i need it done tonight.my question is,i used the chevy donuts,and i have like a 1/2 in gap between the slip joints and all the bolts are tight.should it be this way?im afraid of snapping a bolt off.also will i have to loosin the up pipes to put my turbo in?
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im doing my up pipes right now,and i need it done tonight.my question is,i used the chevy donuts,and i have like a 1/2 in gap between the slip joints and all the bolts are tight.should it be this way?im afraid of snapping a bolt off.also will i have to loosin the up pipes to put my turbo in?
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damit i have them tightend down all the way..can i get away with just loosening the up pipes at the manifolds?because i dont want to loosen them at the y,it took me about 2hrs to get it together. up there
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Try it and see if it works you might be able to.
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i bought the orings for the pedistall to the block,and turbo to pedistall.but im only going to replace the turbo ones because i didnt take the pedistall off.Should i be ok with that?Also i gonna try to gets pics of my spyder and intercooler pipes,cuz they look great..i primed them with high temp primer then painted them with high temp paint in ford blue.
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I did it that way but I don't recommend it but you can do it.
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On the ones I did, there was only about 1/8" gap left between the beveled flanges. The anti seize allows the donut to slip and "seat in" better. The bolts should be tight enough that the pipe won't turn inside the donut. They are thicker and won't allow the flanges to touch when crushed. The gap will also be determined by the amount of wear on the pipes. The deeper the groove, the more crush needed and the smaller the gap.
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I'm with Phil on the O-rings.
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On the ones I did, there was only about 1/8" gap left between the beveled flanges. The anti seize allows the donut to slip and "seat in" better. The bolts should be tight enough that the pipe won't turn inside the donut. They are thicker and won't allow the flanges to touch when crushed. The gap will also be determined by the amount of wear on the pipes. The deeper the groove, the more crush needed and the smaller the gap.
