friggin manifold bolts=exhaust leak

[dsm5150]

ok,so everything is on and im lovin it.until three days ago.that hard ass stud on the upper right hand side broke. so now i have a pretty annoying leak.am i losing power??just bolted on my dp(no other exhaust parts yet)and it felt better,but not good enough.its just not pulling as hard as i want.shit,what to do

 

[TalonRacer18]

yes you are losing power with an exhaust leak right there. Try tapping it and pulling it out?

 

[dsm5150]

I HAVE 4 STUDS THAT WAY.pain in the ass.that would make sense since its not spooling as hard.

 

[Coldandafraid]

you have 4 broken studs!? I had one broken stud, the exhaust gasses leak out the side beore they even reach the turbo to spool it... resulting in slower spool and less spool.

 

[jbillakdsm]

HA HA I've got you all beat. I'm missing 5 and I have barely started to leak.

 

[dsm5150]

i had 4.only one now.just have to find a good shop to do the work.

 

[WhipmastaFlex]

i had ONE broken stud, however, i had 3 nuts missing. 2 of them were on the sides, so my gasket flapped and caused an annoying tick at idle up to 2000rpm. i have replaced these, but have found it to be a recurring problem as the lock washers are no longer locking