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Old Dec 1, 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.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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LOL You are PWNED! JK, good luck, you'll find it eventually....
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Old Dec 1, 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.
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Old Dec 1, 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.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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It's prob. under the lower intake collector which is under your plenum
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Old Dec 1, 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.
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 05:18 AM
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Check the nuts and bolts collector. That plastic thing under the motor.
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Old Dec 2, 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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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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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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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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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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