Does anyone know where I can get longer exhaust studs? My downpipe needs another 3/8 in. to clear the LIM so I wanted to put another 1/2 in. exhaust flange as a spacer and mover the turbo/manifold over a bit. If anone know where to get these, I'd appreciate the help. Thanks.

 

just go to the hardware store and buy some 10mm studs..

 

I did that but someone told me that few members on the forum had bad experiences with that.

 

NF01-13-708A, 39.5mm long, orig turbo stud

9YA9-01-002, 45mm long, orig down pipe stud

0839-10-105, 55mm long, exhaust manifold stud

 

I could find longer ones, so I bough a 3ft rod grade 8 and had the cut.

 

Thanks guys.

 

That's a bad idea.

If you run some engineering calculations on 10mm bolts and the recommended tightening torques, you'll find Mazda used high-strength material in those studs. Your local hardware store probably doesn't carry class 10.9 or 12.9 bolts, which are necessary for the specified torque preload. (Not to mention typical overtorquing and thermal loading)

Dave