What Can I Do?

[Flash89]

hey hey hey,

i got myself in a bit of a pickle

i replaced all the manifold studs on my 20 head and i am guessing when i retapped them i didnt do it straight now the stock manifold doesnt line up to the studs.

what can i do???

thanks

[Boss-zilla]

how far out are you talking?

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Hammer Time

[bubba]

Diegrinder on the holes in the flange

[Flash89]

i am still able to get it on with a little force, but i dont like that idea, im a little fussy hehe, i guess i will just diegrind out the holes bigger.

or is there a place i can get them filled up and retapped again? or is that going to cost too much??

Edited September 16, 2011 by Flash89

[GTS-t VSPEC]

You could get them rewelded, but it would be expensive

[bubba]

Are you talking about welding the holes in the head up and redrilling/tapping? There's a lot of effort involved there so I would imagine it won't be cheap..

I had two studs that I helicoiled in that were just out of alignment and while I could use a hammer to tap it on, that's not the sort of force I wanted to be applying to the head in that way.

[turboedsloth]

Why did you have to re-tap the holes? It would be a lot easier to elongate the holes in the manifold a tiny bit. If you don't have access to a die grinder, i would use a round file

[JonnoHR31]

either elongate holes as said or bend the studs if its only a tiny bit. dont put too much force on them though as you'll severely weaken them