# can you use a helicoil kit on cast iron?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-use-a-helicoil-kit-on-cast-iron/165595>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 9, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-use-a-helicoil-kit-on-cast-iron/165595 "2004-04-09T21:22:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![91gsx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/8e8cbc/32.png) [@91gsx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91gsx)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-use-a-helicoil-kit-on-cast-iron/165595/1 "2004-04-09T21:22:21Z")

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oil return bolt holes stripped on my turbo. quite pissed. have the right size helicoil kit left over from my head repair. need to know if i can use it on cast iron. anyone have experience with this? please no guesses…expensive ass turbo. thanks

any help is appreciated, in advance. 🙂

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**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-use-a-helicoil-kit-on-cast-iron/165595/2 "2004-04-09T21:24:01Z")

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wish I could help you out. Either brian or the Hybrid guys should beable to help you out though.😉

good luck.

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**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-use-a-helicoil-kit-on-cast-iron/165595/3 "2004-04-10T09:31:18Z")

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i’ve heard of hard core guys stripping motors down and heli-coiling EVERYTHING

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**Author:** ![91gsx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/8e8cbc/32.png) [@91gsx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91gsx)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-use-a-helicoil-kit-on-cast-iron/165595/4 "2004-04-10T15:07:16Z")

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figured it out on my own, answer is yes…to anyone in the future who may need to do this. 🙂 you can helicoil cast iron. the helicoil kits are pretty much universal. i just did this on my turbo & have been through a couple heat cycles & it is still holding strong. thanks guys for replying but sometimes you just need to gamble i guess. LOL