stud, making the 10 lb·ft torque come sooner than it otherwise would, in terms of the amount of clamping force on the manifold. This is necessary so the exhaust manifold can move as it heats and cools. Otherwise, with too much clamping force and restricted movement, -->crack.
Future readers of this thread, who aren't as fortunate as cruiser who had all his necessary hardware: read
this (whole) thread for the dope on finding appropriate studs and nuts.
Oh, and the brass front and rear manifold-to-head studs were used on the
very earliest Slant-6 engines made in 1959:
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