# Chevy 5.3 Exhaust Manifold Studs - Upgraded bolts?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 30, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-5-3-exhaust-manifold-studs-upgraded-bolts/224273 "2012-06-30T11:53:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-5-3-exhaust-manifold-studs-upgraded-bolts/224273/1 "2012-06-30T11:53:54Z")

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Two of the exhaust manifold bolts broke in my 2002 5.3L Suburban, so I started looking for ARP or other upgraded replacements and I’m not finding anything. Are there any better bolts out there to avoid this happening again? Does anyone have a gasket recommendation for this application?

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**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-5-3-exhaust-manifold-studs-upgraded-bolts/224273/2 "2012-06-30T14:37:48Z")

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Mine came out on my 09 but I would think any hardware store would have stainless bolts.

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**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-5-3-exhaust-manifold-studs-upgraded-bolts/224273/3 "2012-07-02T10:06:09Z")

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are these metric like the other bolts they switched over on ls style motors?

ace hardware(atleast the one in lockport i go to) has a huge selection of metric compared to other stores.

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**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-5-3-exhaust-manifold-studs-upgraded-bolts/224273/4 "2012-07-02T18:45:08Z")

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Thanks guys. I could use bolts I suppose, but they came with studs. It seems like this is a fairly common problem. I was hoping someone would chime in with a known brand/model replacement stud.