My experience has been that its more the studs backing out. So even, stage 8's,
Nordlocks, safety wire and what not doesn't always fix it. Someone at MRLS
mentioned that FM may be switching to or optionally offering 10mm studs with
their kits. The extra surface area does seem to make them stay put longer. 10m
studs have been de rigueur for turbo Miatas that see a lot of track use but
its trickling down to street cars slower it seems. I haven't tried green, hi
temp cylindrical bonding Loctite but that might help. Another fix might be
staking them, but that may raise cracking issues with cast manifolds.
Jason, you don't track your car do you? That's when stuff falls off :) I've
seen daily driven turbo cars that have never had an an issue on the street, not
make one session at the track before a stud or two backs out.
But to answer your question yes, it's endemic for turbo track miatas.
Emilio Cervantes
www.949Racing.com
26242 Dimension Dr #130
Lake Forest, CA 92630
949.716.3111 phone / fax
On 2009-04-02 03:05, Jason C wrote:
> A lot of people seem to
have this problem (though not me)....I want to understand why some do and some
don't. Â Some do despite the fancy serrated FM washers.Do FM see this
problem?
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