New manifold
07-08-2010, 12:19 AM
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New manifold
Here's a new manifold design I've been working on.
Started out with this collector:
Then made my voodoo/franken from it:
And finally completed the runners and added the EWG port:
I still need to add an elbow that will attach to the WG, but here's how it will looks on the engine:
And with a GT2560 hanging from it:
In case it's not clear by the pictures, it is A/C and P/S compatible.
If anyone is interested, the price for this manifold will be $450 in mild steel, not including EWG. Because of the many short radius elbows it uses, I don't think I will be making them in stainless.
Started out with this collector:
Then made my voodoo/franken from it:
And finally completed the runners and added the EWG port:
I still need to add an elbow that will attach to the WG, but here's how it will looks on the engine:
And with a GT2560 hanging from it:
In case it's not clear by the pictures, it is A/C and P/S compatible.
If anyone is interested, the price for this manifold will be $450 in mild steel, not including EWG. Because of the many short radius elbows it uses, I don't think I will be making them in stainless.
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07-08-2010, 01:14 AM
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You'll be really happy with it
Thanks. I do feel pretty good about my welds, but there's always room for improvement. So...how about a trade for an adaptronic 
Incredible work as always! Funny how you downplay your skill in some threads, but you make monkey work out of my "Tiggin." You couldn't lay a stack of shims that flat.
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if you wanna leave your car here for a week, I'll give it a shot.
07-08-2010, 08:47 PM
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Abe and I talked a long time ago about building a brace/crane welded at the CHRA bolt flanges but I'm lazy and we never did it. I don't think its the weight of the turbo that causes cracking, its harmonics and mass. However shops like Full Race and AMS don't use bracing. Also, the shorter the runners, the less likely to crack from what I understand by people with bigger brains than me.
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07-08-2010, 09:03 PM
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Yes, this is all true, and his welds are stellar, don't get me wrong, I just wanna know if he stands behind his work. Even though he is an awesome fabricator, he WILL have a bad weld now and then, and I wanna know if he is willing to back it up if it happens.
Definitely not saying anything bad about the guy, I just wanna know, if I spend the money on this sexy manifold, and it cracks, am I SOL?
Definitely not saying anything bad about the guy, I just wanna know, if I spend the money on this sexy manifold, and it cracks, am I SOL?
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07-09-2010, 01:59 AM
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Throw in a turbo and downpipe and I'll throw in a PNP loom 
My 800CC Deatschwerks need a challenge!
My 800CC Deatschwerks need a challenge!
This is what I want, but with V-band everything.
Did you build that collector or buy it? Great looking manifold. Looks like a shorter differently pionted prettier version of mine
Do you warranty against cracking at all? Or could you build it with some bracing to prevent the weight of the turbo cracking it? Looking to hang a GT30 off it, if I were to get it, so there's a bit of weight there.
you can have the car for months after miata's @ hallett
Nice design. I bet boost control will be very good with the WG there.
Local baller **** in here. I need to roll by your place for that master cylinder brace and I want hardpipes for my radiator hoses
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