Exhaust studs: torch wins, drill loses
nsogiba said:
In reply to theruleslawyer :
I had the same issue with the exhaust bolts on my C5. Just ended up doing headers from Huron Speed (don’t know if they still offer that system). Maybe just torch/drill out those studs and replace? I get not wanting to throw more money at the problem.
Yah. Sunday I broke out the torch and was able to get 2/3 studs replaced on each header. I tried drilling the remaining ones after they sheared flat. No luck. The angle I could get the drill in was weird. If I’m taking the headers out it will be for new ones. It’s sealed for now. I think I’ll probably get a set of speed engineering headers. They seem the go-to cheap header right now. There are incredibly cheap ebay headers, but reports are that fitment is a bit of a fight. another option is the newer 01+ headers. Supposedly they are good for 10hp over the 99 headers. Plus they are direct fit rather than requiring a lot of work downstream. And cheap. really cheap.
Also did the brake flush with SRF. I put 2l through. Pedal is a little squishier than I’d like. I’ll have to try another bleed again. The wilwoods appear to have valved bleeders which makes the motive power bleeder not push very much fluid. I pumped the pedal to speed up the rear, but I may have sucked air in?
