I've searched the forums and the only person that I've found to have issues with wastegate fitment issues was mightymouse (using a v-band 44mm) Attached are some shitty phone cam pics of my issue. Has anyone else ran into this issue with 38mm Tial WG fitment?





I realize that the turbo clocking is all dicked up but I wanted to see how the turbine housing would clear.

 

Looks like your going to need to cut the lip. A lot of others here have done it for clearance issues just like yours.
Gotta do what you gotta do

 

I was thinking about that but I would have to cut a shelf into the body if I wanted to use the barb on the top of the wastegate which is crazy! you'd figure for $550 the piece would have better fitment that this.... I mean this ain't some ebay piece.

 

send that **** back. make them fix it so it works.

Here's the manifold and wastegate they sold me several years ago:



turbo not hit block, but wastegate hit head.

 

damn, i have one of these waiting for me at home, hope i don't have the same issues :(

 

What wastegate are you running. Keep us updated.

 

I'm going to be running the same wastegate, tial 38mm

 

I'm waiting to hear back from them via email... I don't dig the fact that I have to pay to call Canada to report a problem I shouldn't have

 

*EDIT* Just received an email from Marc.

 

pm mark@m-tuned. maybe you'll get a response faster

 

Let us know, I am also looking at this manifold as well.

 

Will do. Thanks 18psi

 

It's the only manifold out there for 1.6l that has external waste gate flange. I don't want internal.

 

let this be a lesson to the rest of the 1.6's looking for a mani to go external wg.

ARTech Period

 

The car is a 95. The motor is a 1.8

 

cut the lip dont be a ***** thats minor.

 

follow up on this

did you have any exhaust stud clearance issues? one of the studs on my spare head hits the piping. anyone have this issue?

 

I ended up Cutting the wastegate tube and tigged it in the correct position, no fitment issues now.

 

Glad you got this fixed.. We would have placed in back in the jig to check our fabricators work and corrected if it was out. I've had zero issues with the shorty manifolds when using the 35mm WGs.

 

Thanks Marc. I was l out of town when John called. ETD was extremely helpful with wanting to fix the issue but it was in my best interest to just mod the manifold. It took 15 minutes. I'm totally happy with the product. If my schedule would have worked with getting the manifold back to etd I would have done so. I gotta say that ETD's customer service its top notch. Thanks again Marc.