Do stainless exhaust manifold studs and nuts help prevent seizing?

[bull]

I was just wondering if using stainless steel studs and nuts would help calm that constant heading/cooling/rust thing that always happens to exhaust manifold fasteners? That and some of that silver never-seize.

[Runner]

i like the ss fastners for that very reason.  although you may find on a car that is only drivin in nice weather and not alot that stock bolts with antisieze wont have much corosion issues

[Chryco Psycho]

I find the opposite SS fasteners wil often gall up & need to be cut apart , even using anti sieze on them will not nessisarily stop this

[bull]

That high temp silver never seize is supposed to be good up to something like 1,200 degrees but I doubt anything can withstand the heat in that area for very long.

[1970440RT]

Chryc is correct on this one, the dissimilar metals will accelerate corrosion.  Steel studs and high temp anti seize ( pricey ) is the way to go.

[General_01]

Will brass nuts help the situation?

[MOPARHOUND!]

When I had the factory HP manifolds on, I used brass bolts and nuts to connect the exhaust pipe to the manifold on the recommendation of my father-in-law, who works on castings/forms all day at one of GM's foundries.

Haven't tried brass nuts to fasten the heads studs to the manifold though.

[Dans 68]

Chryc is correct on this one, the dissimilar metals will accelerate corrosion.   Steel studs and high temp anti seize ( pricey ) is the way to go.

As a former design engineer on Air Force contracts, carbon steel fasteners and anti-seize compound is per Mil-Spec...and the best way to go.  

Dan