my cut-out came with a tool to tighten it tighter. BTW, even when i hand tighten it, they dont fall off

 

When I had my cutout on the I-pipe before it went over the axle, the wing nuts were fine.

When I went to dual cutouts, the wing nuts worked themselves off and I had to go to regular nuts.

 

You are telling me that you did not hear the difference until you almost lost the cap??? WTF.

 

Me and a friend both have the same issue. We have both switched to regular nuts now. DO you have any mods? We both have cc306 cams and ported heads, so there is a lot more vibration than stock. could be why they wont stay tight.

And no, i didnt hear a difference when it was almost off.

 

I have the same problem and keep an extra set in the console.
I do have and idea about keeping them on.
Just drill a small hole in each wing and wire them together, so you will have one single wire going through each wing on one side.
That way you can just snug them down, wire them up and then remove them easly for the strip.

Jim

 

I didn't even bother with the wingnuts because I heard of this problem before. I just use regular bolts and keep a ratchet in my car.

 

I had wing nuts on mine. But since I changed the gasket, I thought I would change over to normal nuts. I just keep a 3/8" wrench in my car, so I can remove them whenever I want.

 

What's up AggieZ28! I live in Bryan. How much for your '95?

 

mine always come loose after a while.

 

Throw a split washer on there & they shoudl stay without a problem.

It's the kind of washer where it's cut & twisted a little so the ends don't line up. It helps keep pressure on the nut so it wont back off

 

The guy who welded mine in told me to put regular nuts on and torque them down because the wingnuts will vibrate off and I'll be driving and all of a sudden say "why is my car so loud all of a sudden?"

 

You need to get an Electric Cut-out then you could "wrenchdown" the regular style hex nuts and not have to worry about them.