In my experience, SS can gall and seize rather easily if used for
an exhaust manifold. If you used a SS stud and net with no
compound or lubrication, they would get effectively welded together
after about an hour of running.
I have used plain plated studs and nuts, with lots of anti-seize
compound on my manifold, and never had a problem taking it apart.
Since the nuts cost about 5 cents each, feel free to replace
them every time you remove them, just to be on the safe side.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 12:14 PM 11/19/01 , you wrote:
>In collecting all the bits to mount Freddy's new stainless steel exhaust
>system, none of the usual suspects seem to have the spec'd brass manifold
>to centerpipe nuts in stock. Will it cause me gigantic issues if I use
>stainless steel instead? I am back-stepping from a 4-1 header to a stock
>exhaust setup, so I have nothing on there now!
>
>Kevin Rhodes
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