Oh cool, you are lurking around here :seeya Project looks fantastic!
Actually, I had a question about the manifolds. I'm curious as to what material & thickness you used to make the manifolds and if you tigged or migged them? I would assume tigged stainless, but I'm not sure. Wondering if there are any worries of them cracking? Also, I saw that you used the Burns collector, but it looks like the one flanged for a T4, did you need to slot the bolt holes on the turbo or weld your own flange onto the collector or what?
I'm just trying to find out as much info as I can about the ideal materials to use as I start playing fabbing up turbo manifolds.
Oh cool, you are lurking around here :seeya Project looks fantastic!
Actually, I had a question about the manifolds. I'm curious as to what material & thickness you used to make the manifolds and if you tigged or migged them? I would assume tigged stainless, but I'm not sure. Wondering if there are any worries of them cracking? Also, I saw that you used the Burns collector, but it looks like the one flanged for a T4, did you need to slot the bolt holes on the turbo or weld your own flange onto the collector or what?
I'm just trying to find out as much info as I can about the ideal materials to use as I start playing fabbing up turbo manifolds.
-Thanks
Hey thanks brother! I worked my azz of on it. All the headers are constructed from 321 stainless, with a burnscollector flaged for a t4. I just drilled new holes in the turbine housing, due to the fact that they offered no "thumper" flange. everthing was tig welded using 347 rod, with the exception of the header to head flange (which are made from 304) that is tigged with 309 rod. Burns stainless has tech articles on their site to give a helping hand in both construcion techniques, to overall header design. They are extermely helpful (I talked to vince) and are only too happy to help. IF you buy all your materiels thru them they will run your engine specs thru ther "X-design" program to determine optimum primery lengths,dia,collector size, length, the Whole nine. It is expensive, I won't lie, but 321 lassts forever. Period. You'll NEVER have to build another set. Or even have them coated. Worried about using header wrap causing cracks due to the heat retention? Not an issue with 321. It has a service temp range of 800-1800 degrees. your motor will melt down long before the headers will.
That just looks like a turbo and manifold lying on top of the radiator! Nothing is attached and it doesn't even look like it is going to clear the hood.
I think someone just put the turbo on there and snapped the photo.
Does anyone have any updated photos?
Well actually It ran fine on 100(delta sonic) and 9psi. Ive been doing the tuning with tunercat software. Im currently using the opti with just a coil, but it puts the flame out up top. The clutch wasn't holdin back the power, so I really couldnt reef on it hard. Then I had a little melting problem with the signal line to the wastegate and well....
That just looks like a turbo and manifold lying on top of the radiator! Nothing is attached and it doesn't even look like it is going to clear the hood.
I think someone just put the turbo on there and snapped the photo.
Does anyone have any updated photos?
btf, That is an awesome ride... I can tell that you absolutely worked your tail off on that. Did you bend your own pipe or cut and splice.. I've only been able to find one person here in Indy that can bend 3.5" tubing and they wanted $250.00 just to set up their machine.... uh no thanks..
I admire anyone who can envision a project (especially one as different as yours) and see it through to a successful conclusion. I've read many of your posts ands you are obviously a very bright guy!
Very sweet man... very sweet. :cheers: I've always toyed with the notion in my head of a turbo/twin turbo set up. I'd shake your hand! Good work and good luck! :steering:
btf, That is an awesome ride... I can tell that you absolutely worked your tail off on that. Did you bend your own pipe or cut and splice.. I've only been able to find one person here in Indy that can bend 3.5" tubing and they wanted $250.00 just to set up their machine.... uh no thanks..
I admire anyone who can envision a project (especially one as different as yours) and see it through to a successful conclusion. I've read many of your posts ands you are obviously a very bright guy!
Hang in There!
Tony
Hey thanks for appreciating alot of hard (love of labor) work. Im a cut and splicer. I use a tig so the intrusion into the inside of the tube isnot enough to make any measurable difference. The biggest I could find for anyone to bend around here is 3" and it wasnt mandrel. Tractor trailer parts stores are a great place to find big stuff for chaep. Usually even chrome! You should see this F-body single 4" I did for one of my friends. I cut his mac headers and welded (after a rework to fit the body contour) flowmaster pulse-techs collectors and custom merge 3" y pipe with a flowmaster top ten shootout muffler on the end.It was made all from chrome mandrel bent tubing from the local kenworth dealer. Looks sweet!
You guys should hear it run. The 8-4-1 headers pair cylinders 270deg. apart in firing order. IT makes it sound like a flat crank motor. 6000rpm sounds like 10,000! :reddevil
You guys should hear it run. The 8-4-1 headers pair cylinders 270deg. apart in firing order. IT makes it sound like a flat crank motor. 6000rpm sounds like 10,000! :reddevil
http://www.my-wrx.com/wrx/media/movi...ette/index.php this is in car, so the resonance (no muffler)is kinda bad, but you will get the general idea] :auto:
You'll wan't to right click and "save target as" otherwise the feed will suck
You're the man Rick! Again that is really awesome, it sounds mean as hell. :cheers:
I was looking at the vette trying to think of how GM and Callaway squeezed twin turbos in there... then I just thought :nonod: I'll have to move a lot of crap. Maybe I'll just stick to my stroker plan :jester
BTF,
Am i losing my eyesight or did you spin the turbo by hand? I was kinda not sure, but looks like the intake side of the housing spun a little... please explain what happened there.... or am i losing my marbles? lol
Hahaha no you saw correctly. the v band for the compressor housing was loose (during mockup) so it was indeed slowly moving back due to the flow coming out of it. :lol:
First, let me compliment you on this really odd yet extremely unique design. The turbo looks like its about 1/3 the engine size and the fact u even got it in the car is amazing.. (darn chevy and their tight engine packaging!) at first.. i wuz thinking BS! :bs then i took one look at the later pictures and decided ur the real deal.. congratulations and man that car sounds like the engine is gunna blow lol.. (love that sound)! watched the movie n such.. :lurk: anyways.. when everything starts workin rite tell me.. i wanna see this car!!
:steering:
:smash: - Verdict Is - Great Idea, Even Greater Design, Overall + and destroying firepower!
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Huge turbo setup....HUGE
