Speaking of turbo bracing...
I know it has been mentioned, but its hard to keep going back into random threads and finding certain pages for this subject... so I was wondering, what did you guys do to brace your downpipe and turbo? My hoopdy brace sucks ass, and wasnt well thought out. It holds, but it doesnt take alot of weight away. I put my setup on a "specialized" tensile scale that my buddy's rollcage shop had, and my manifold was still supporting just over %50 of the weight... no bueno.
I have a BEGi S4 style manifold, that has been rewelded to shit and before I purchase a better thicker version from ETD, I was thinking of welding up something like this: http://www.gurneyflap.com/Resources/DSC03780.jpg this style that bolts to the engine mounts from BEGi: http://www.bellengineering.net/image...d_size/011.JPG Or this style from FM, which looks like its made from autozone stuff.: http://www.flyinmiata.com/Store/images/06-97575.jpg I dont want to spend alot of money for premade shit, I rather make my own for cheap. |
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I saw something similar at the BMW museum in Munich a few years ago and someone told me it was a water pump.
What is the name of that orange hose? All the racecars I know of only brace the turbo on the CHRA/turbine flange metal tab thingies with a crane. I still want to build one for mine but time and money are getting in the way. |
anything i think from fm is good stuff
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 534227)
"sèche-cheveux qui se trouve en dessous du tube orange" More importantly, why can I see the back of the cam gear? |
Originally Posted by Scotty15
(Post 534333)
More importantly, why can I see the back of the cam gear?
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Orange tube looks like boost reference line to the wastegate with firesleeve to protect it from heat.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 534227)
What is this?
it's either a belt driven exhaust compressor or an exhaust driven supercharger?? edit: we're dumb, it's probably a water pump. looks to be bolted to the side of the engine. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 534227)
What is this?
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Originally Posted by Scotty15
(Post 534333)
"sèche-cheveux qui se trouve en dessous du tube orange"
Originally Posted by elesjuan
(Post 534429)
I'd guess some crazy water pump. The device its attached to appears to be a dry sump oil pump..
Pen2, Is that an old F1 engine? |
yup its a renault F1 Turbo, I have seen it a couple of times, but I just recently come to discover the crane brace... since I am looking for bracing options I just now notice things.
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I'm going with water pump. I haven't seen one of the Renault engines in person to be sure but it's a very similar layout to a Cosworth DFV F1 engine.
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Maybe its spinning the opposite direction that were imagining and its actually a vacuum pump for the crank case.
hmmmmm? |
Since this thread was already started about turbo bracing, I'll ask my question. If a car has nearly solid motor mounts (hockey pucks and threaded rod), how bad an idea would it be to brace the turbo to the chasis. I haven't driven the car with the new mounts yet, but the engine doesn't want to move with a long pry bar trying to move the engine. It could be the stupidist idea ever, but with the way I built my manifold, it would be much easier if it would work.
Mike |
Originally Posted by mikewolf
(Post 534582)
Since this thread was already started about turbo bracing, I'll ask my question. If a car has nearly solid motor mounts (hockey pucks and threaded rod), how bad an idea would it be to brace the turbo to the chasis. I haven't driven the car with the new mounts yet, but the engine doesn't want to move with a long pry bar trying to move the engine. It could be the stupidist idea ever, but with the way I built my manifold, it would be much easier if it would work.
Mike |
The brace included with the Begi S4 kit is a heim joint that bolts to a motor mount bolt (the motor side), then runs to the hotside discharge flange. 2 years and 30k miles and mine is hold up well.
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Originally Posted by Rennkafer
(Post 534464)
I'm going with water pump. I haven't seen one of the Renault engines in person to be sure but it's a very similar layout to a Cosworth DFV F1 engine.
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Originally Posted by dustinb
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Oil pump.
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....t-f1-turbo.jpg http://www.gurneyflap.com/Resources/...20RE20-296.jpg
TB on turbo inlet as well? |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 534712)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....t-f1-turbo.jpg http://www.gurneyflap.com/Resources/...20RE20-296.jpg
TB on turbo inlet as well? Kinda like when you put you hand (or w/e :giggle:) over the intake of a vacuum cleaner, and you hear the motor increase in RPM. |
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