Exhaust Manifold Bolts

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Originally Posted by Dave80GTSi

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See my pictures and commentary in this thread, starting with post no. 11:

Tune after Headers only?

Definitely take your time with these... I had an absolutely terrible time as detailed in that thread and would never wish it on my worst enemy. I thought I was being careful/going slowly and still ended up snapping 10/12 bolts.

If I were to do it over I would definitely try the tightening/loosening technique someone else mentioned. I used tons of penetrant and went straight to loosening and it did not go well...