Gen2 exhaust bracket mounts are m8
OH--yeah. same for gen1. I will edit that.
I went with countersunk washers on the left side and i cant run a cool washer on the bracket side as m8 washers wont fit in the bungs.
Dont know about counter sink washers but you could put cone washers on the exhaust hanger bungs. They just have a flat back. They would not fit inside the bung unless you ground them down and that would probably not match up real well with the drill pattern of an M8 cone washer. A M6 cone washer drilled out to fit an M8 bolt might fit in the bung and if you want, stack flat washers to space it out so it is closer to flush with the bung.
Now the front caliper mount bolts in gold/ titanium/ race drilled/ 75mm long are about $20 ea! I am waiting to pull the trigger on these as the 320mm rotors might require an even longer bolt..? The bolts that came in the Brembo spacer kit are 75mm long but I assume those are meant to adapt the Brembo calipers to the stock 310mm rotors.
The stock bolts worked with 5 mm spacers required for 320mm rotors. I think I ordered the same length as stock in Ti in tapered head cap. I guess going 5 mm longer would be wise since they get torqued and you don't want to stretch the threads by torquing too few threads. There is probably at least 15 mm of thread that engages however so give or take 5 mm probably doesn't matter much.
What size is the zx14 plug?
I just measured a set of NGK CR9EIA-9. 15.94 mm across opposite flats. So 16 mm must be the size socket you want. Check fitment of that plug with the 14R. These plugs were given to me (by hagrid) I would assume he got me the right ones. They look correct to me.
After the plug is loose I remove the ratchet, then the extension then pull the socket out, grab my handy "mechanic's" magnet (see below) to pull the spark plug out.
Sounds like a good approach to remove but how the hell do you get the plug back in? I've heard of the old spark plug stuck in a booted wire trick but would prefer a spark plug socket that fits in there and can be turned with the fingers from the top of the hole. The tool piken is showing is the way I'd go.
Am looking at a cool Motion Pro spark plug socket.. looks extra long and hopefully its magnetic. Watched a youtube vid where a magnet looked like the hot ticket.
Extra long is not what you want for this. Think taking stick coils out. Remember how you can't get those out from under the air box unless you bend the rubber tip? Same for spark plug wrench. You need something that bends.
Magnetic doesn't matter. The rubber insert holds the plug. Now if you drop something in there, then a magnet tool is the thing to use or a grabber tool. I have a flexible shaft magnet tool that works well but the magnet is so strong it sticks to things I don't want it to.
Fingers crossed. I am pulling for you on the ins ticket. Hope that works out well for you and the job quest. Have you heard of redbubble?
Thanks, Mike. I'm pretty sure it will be ok.
I have heard of an organization like redbubble or maybe that was it I heard about a few years back. I've started looking at doing commissioned work through upwork and other online sites. You can almost bet there are mostly BS fees being offered. I saw some people offering $25-$50 on upwork and the sad reality of my former profession is that there are a lot of talented artists willing to work for that just to get paid something (and credit to the artist can be a sign that they got paid shite such as is usually the case with book and magazine publishing). No business person can last long like that but there is a steady stream of newbies. It's like the freshman girls waiting to spread their legs for the frat boys. Here today, gone tomorrow and another waiting to step up. I did it 11 years. I'd like to do it again but if I do, I'll only do it if it's profitable.
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The stock spark plug tool works perfect for spark plugs. Somebody told me the Gen2 tool kit does not have it!!?? Heads up on that. IDK how you'd get them out of your gen2 because there's no other way to do it on the gen1. unless you could use two short extensions and a U-joint adapter?? IDK....spark plug sockets are pretty long all by themselves.
