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Old 12-01-2006, 05:50 PM
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In my quest to be a NISMO purist I did a boo-boo. What an idiot! I bought the NISMO Grounding Kit from my dealer (ended up being made by Sun Automobile) and unlike Z327's kit it didn't come with bolts to connect with at two spots. I was fishing through my bucket and found a bolt and when I went to try it out towards the back of the plenum, it fell. I heard a few tinks and said crap! The bold didn't land on the ground. I have been under and in my engine compartment for two hours with drop lights and a magnet. Since it fell in the back and not the front where all the belts are what damage could it do? I have spent so much time with drop lights, flashlights, mirror, magnet that I am convinced it somehow made it's way in between the heatshield of the exhaust manifold.
Old 12-01-2006, 05:52 PM
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LOL You are PWNED! JK, good luck, you'll find it eventually....
Old 12-01-2006, 05:53 PM
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i got scared for you and thought you dropped it IN the engine, drive hard and itll go away. If it doesn't then its not somewhere it can do damage anyway.
Old 12-01-2006, 05:59 PM
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I am pretty confident it won't do any damage; however, I was just telling my wife how its more upsetting then anything because I am **** retentive.

On a side note, my NISMO catback looks and sounds awesome.
Old 12-01-2006, 06:48 PM
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It's prob. under the lower intake collector which is under your plenum
Old 12-01-2006, 06:54 PM
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No worrys---Its nestled somewhere in the abyss where all lost bolts end up, It will have the company of all those sock mates that disappear from the dryer.
Old 12-02-2006, 05:18 AM
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Check the nuts and bolts collector. That plastic thing under the motor.
Old 12-02-2006, 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Check the nuts and bolts collector. That plastic thing under the motor.
Thanks, I did undo one corner to look and even tapped it all over but couldn't hear it. Might just drop it to see.
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I've dropped a bolt in my engine compartment before also.
Give it a few revs and it'll drop to the floor
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"Check the nuts and bolts collector. That plastic thing under the motor." ROFL. i sohuldnt be laughing i found the front half of my ac compressor down there after it stopped working.
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