Brass manifold nuts?

[Nelson]

I just removed my manifolds and will be putting them back on with stainless hardware. Is there any reason why I should use brass nuts rather than the stainless? The brass ones are only fifty cents but shipping costs detract from my interest in them.

 

[Guest]

How about stainless w/ never seize? I have factory steel nuts on my 1500 and I never have to worry about them seizing as I'm always having to retighten my loose manifold.

 

[nomad]

Not really all that necessary on the manifold, in my opinion. Where they really shine is on the manifold to exhaust flange on the later cars. And I use never seize on everything.

Kurt.

 

[dklawson]

+1 on anti-seize and stainless.

 

[Hap Waldrop]

It doesn't matter, I know some folks who like to use the brass long barrel nuts, just because they easier to get a wrench on, being longer and all. I always just use grade 8 hex nut and split washers on the race cars, this is not a fastner than normally gets stuck, I've never any trouble getting them off, even old engines. On my rebuilt engines I always get new stud and nut kit from Gordon at the B Hive, and they come with new white zinc plated studs and brass nut, so all my engine rebuilds get the brass nuts

 

[jlaird]

Miss Agatha is using 50 some year old brass nuts, no problems.