osunick

I was changing the oil under my car and noticed that one of the header bolts is snapped off on my 997.2 Turbo S. The other bolts look to be corroded and I just want all the exhaust hardware taken care of. I've managed to replace all the clamps but want a pro to deal with the header and turbo fasteners. Anyone have a mechanic who can do this work that they like? Pics for the gory details.

Snapped header bolt
Studs look decent with visible threads. Nuts are done.

ltcjmramos

And you are located where?

osunick

Yeah, that's important. Norcal- Palo Alto.

ltcjmramos

Kirberg Motors, Belmont.

There's also Exhaust Works on Old County in San Carlos. Haven't used them in many a year, but had them fabricate some custom pieces for me.

V2Rocket

have to ask...why f*** with it until you actually have to remove those parts, for whatever reason?
"if it aint broke, dont fix it" AKA "if it aint broke, fix it til it is"

osunick

It's actually broken. Having a busted manifold bolt is bad news. 2 out of three might suffice for gentle driving but you heat up the manifold hard you're begging for an exhaust leak when you don't want it.

osunick

thanks,I'll keep that in mind. We have a small shop we rent in Belmont not far from there. Only reason I'm not doing this myself is because mistakes here tend to be expensive. I'll first try Modderman in MV.

HardHitter

I delt with this when I had a shop do my exhaust job. Went from a $400 exhaust install, to $2.5K job. I was not happy and will be doing the work on my car myself.