TBI kit, studs

[Madcat]

Hey folks

 

I need a bunch of gaskets since Im doing a cleanup of the engine after some SERIOUS carbon buildup. So far doing good.

 

One kit I need is a TBI kit. On Rockauto there are two kits: AIRTEX Part # 2G1089 and STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS Part # 1697

The airtex one doesnt have a preview, so I have no idea what the kit contains. On autozone theres a GP-Sorenson kit, but I have no clue about the quality.

 

What do you guys know about any of the TBI kits for the VG30I?

 

The second topic is exhaust manifold studs. You can guess why Im changing my studs. What are the good studs out there, improved OEM or aftermarket. Any good studs that arent 5 bucks a piece, Im happy with. Ok maybe 5 bucks a piece if need be.

[Madcat]

I folded and had to buy a stud kit from Dorman in a Pep Boys today. Is Dorman a good brand?

[frecklecolouredbrain]

i don't know about stud kits, but dorman is the #1 supplier for cast OEM parts. #1 supplier doesn't really mean #1 quality tho. A friend of mine works at Canadian Tire as the Mechanics liason/Auto guru, and he says Dorman is @!*% as far as cast steel parts go.

[MY1PATH]

Hey folks

 

I need a bunch of gaskets since Im doing a cleanup of the engine after some SERIOUS carbon buildup. So far doing good.

 

One kit I need is a TBI kit. On Rockauto there are two kits: AIRTEX Part # 2G1089 and STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS Part # 1697

The airtex one doesnt have a preview, so I have no idea what the kit contains. On autozone theres a GP-Sorenson kit, but I have no clue about the quality.

 

What do you guys know about any of the TBI kits for the VG30I?

I usually order several parts and open them in the store then I tell the clerk the others are wrong when I open the one I'm most satisfied with.

The second topic is exhaust manifold studs. You can guess why Im changing my studs. What are the good studs out there, improved OEM or aftermarket. Any good studs that arent 5 bucks a piece, Im happy with. Ok maybe 5 bucks a piece if need be.

the best bet is 1989 300zx turbo studs, the nissan ones are a high grade high heat steel and far better than the oem pathfinder ones. a set of 12 ran me 97 bucks @ the dealer

...but looking back, they are 8mmx1 IIRC on both ends, and I could have used some high grade bolts or ordered the specific size stud from a specialist like ARP and save 20 bucks or more.

[Madcat]

I forgot to mention before, I got a reply from rockauto about the TBI Kits. They said that the airtex and standard kits are the same. Theyre both good brands, so I guess Ill go for the Airtex one.

 

Regarding the studs, I just looked at ARP and I like what I see. Its crazy but I plan to overhaul the engine to get a nice "oomph". Eventually Im gonna turbocharge it, so Im gonna replace all bolts and replace certain bolts with studs. Heh I wonder how much it would cost to get custom studs from ARP. I wouldnt even know where to start when getting measurements.

[MY1PATH]

get a good straight ruler or calipers that are metric, to avoid going blind 'counting threads per mm' see if you can find a metric 'thread pitch guage' on a keyring set.

 

but honestly;

I would start with their z31-300zx kit...

you might get lucky and find the lower manifold sud/bolts are the same size (I think intake/injection is the only differance on between the engines). If not that's only what 6 or 8 more you have to get.

I think z31parts.com has that kit available.

Edited July 18, 2009 by MY1PATH

[Madcat]

Well the Dorman's from pepboys are overpriced to hell and I lied about them being "wrong sized".

 

Im kinda at a loss looking for these 300zx studs. I cant find them on Z31parts.com. Im thinking of getting the metric set stud kits from ARP. But in my stupidity I threw away all the studs before measuring them....

Edited July 26, 2009 by Madcat

[Madcat]

*Bump*

 

I just reassembled my TBI from the bone. I used AirTex 2G1089, bought off RockAuto. It has all the parts needed for a TBI rebuild. Heres some photos of the TBI, you can browse around and see me "wrecker".