potato land build, 9's@140+ is the goal
06-03-2013, 12:43 AM
#82
well got the time to get some of the pipes tigged up by a friend of the family should have the other half tack up by next weekend so i can finally start shaping / fitting the 5" down pipe and waste gate tubing...
im going to be picture whoring if you dont mind ....
had a pretty big hole he had to bury, thought he did a good job on the patch
im going to be picture whoring if you dont mind ....
had a pretty big hole he had to bury, thought he did a good job on the patch
06-09-2013, 08:01 PM
#83
made some progress today. main pipes are done ...
manifolds were a lil tricky but thank goodness my welder knows what hes doing...
first we had to bake them to about 400-500 degrees ...
pull them out and rush them to a sand box and bury them so they stayed nice and hot while we tigged them with some special rod ...
i thought it came out great !!
manifolds were a lil tricky but thank goodness my welder knows what hes doing...
first we had to bake them to about 400-500 degrees ...
pull them out and rush them to a sand box and bury them so they stayed nice and hot while we tigged them with some special rod ...
i thought it came out great !!
06-09-2013, 09:01 PM
#87
Looks cool but whats your plan for the downpipe? How about the cold side to the intake routing? Also thats a long way away from where its bolted to...do you plan on making a brace or anything? I imagine you will end up some cracks or leaks after a while with a big turbo hanging that far way.
06-09-2013, 09:19 PM
#88
thanks man im excited about it.
i bought a bunch of 5" stainless that should be here next week , and there is plenty of room between the turbo and ac drier to clear the tubing . im going to take it all the way down and have it turn out right under the passenger door pass the wheel well, straight pipe for now till i hear it im sure lol, hopefull the turbo muffles it a decent amount. intake side , im hoping to fit a 90* elbo in there if not i got about 8" to the radiator support and i foiund a 7" long filter that will fit for DDin' it, for racing filters come off.
although it feels really sturdy and if it was a strictly track truck i probably wouldn't worry about it but i agree with you . this turbo is 50 pounds and i know with it being a street truck something would eventually crack so yes i plan on bracing it , i have a friend getting me some 5/16 or 3/8 inch stainless plate that im going to brace from at least 3 or the 4 head bolt holes off the front of the head and it will go up to the t6 flange and tie into the bolts there.
i got a couple questions for you guys ... the v-band clamps are flat against flat will they not leak or is there something i should put between them? i know my aluminum intake ones came with a rubber gasket that went in between but these didnt come with any kind of seal or sealant .
Looks cool but whats your plan for the downpipe? How about the cold side to the intake routing? Also thats a long way away from where its bolted to...do you plan on making a brace or anything? I imagine you will end up some cracks or leaks after a while with a big turbo hanging that far way.
although it feels really sturdy and if it was a strictly track truck i probably wouldn't worry about it but i agree with you . this turbo is 50 pounds and i know with it being a street truck something would eventually crack so yes i plan on bracing it , i have a friend getting me some 5/16 or 3/8 inch stainless plate that im going to brace from at least 3 or the 4 head bolt holes off the front of the head and it will go up to the t6 flange and tie into the bolts there.
i got a couple questions for you guys ... the v-band clamps are flat against flat will they not leak or is there something i should put between them? i know my aluminum intake ones came with a rubber gasket that went in between but these didnt come with any kind of seal or sealant .
06-09-2013, 09:26 PM
#90
It looks like a tight fit from this angle for any dp much less a 5" one....I have a 5" one and it took a magician to fit it, and I dont have AC parts in my way, so I hope you have some skills!
The Vbands my welder used are from here Vibrant Performance ::. they have a little flange area on them so they fit inside one another and not leak. Without that, I bet you will have leak issues, especially holding all that weight.
The Vbands my welder used are from here Vibrant Performance ::. they have a little flange area on them so they fit inside one another and not leak. Without that, I bet you will have leak issues, especially holding all that weight.