Loki047

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I assumed that was a jig setup, but jealous IDK seem to have a lot of negative stuff to say.

getsidewaysd1

If your unhappy with the welds, wrap the manifold with some heat wrap (which you should do anyway) and WAMMIE! You cant see any welds.

adbradley

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yes, this is just a mock up, not the end result. I am really just showing a new design that can be done with the stock DSM parts. Plus this stuff was all welded by me, not a professional welder. The ones i will be producing will be welded by my father, who is a professional. All of my stuff will be mig welded and look 100% better than what you see in the pics.. I am not going to be doing tig welding because we do not have the equipment.

I got material pricing on all of the stuff i need to make these manifolds out of mild or stainless steel, and it looks like about a 40 dollar differance, and the manufacturing cost will not go up much, so i plan on offering both.

As far as coating goes, that will just add cost, so i may offer it for an extra cost.

A couple questions about the setup you see in the pics.

Do any of you think that the fact that to use this setup you have to remove your A/c, and relocate the coolant lines is going to be an issue?

or do most of you guys that are boosting remove your A/c anyway?

adbradley

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my main target market is for the people that buy the megan racing stuff.. they buy it because it is cheep, and works. I feel my stuff will be a bit cheeper than the megan stuff, and should hold up better. another advantage to mine is you can buy my manifold, and a used DSM turbo and o2 housing, and then a big portion of your turbo system is ready to go with no work and not that much money.

Atlanta93LE

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I for one will not be removing A/C.

Arkmage

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Same here... the A/C isn't going anywhere. However the pesky power steering pump is out of the way once and for all

adbradley

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well maybe i am wrong, i might need to rethink this..

who has removed there a/c?


and who else has not?

cjernigan

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I still have my PS and A/C. I might remove my PS in the future but I'll most likely be keeping the A/C. If i had an NA i would trash the PS and A/C but with my '99 I want to keep it on there.

Ben

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A/C ain't going anywhere. I even have many spare a/c parts and freeze-12 so if something fails, I'll have little down time.

A lot of DIY turbo people don't care about ps, but no a/c will be a deal breaker for many. I think kit buyers would prefer to keep both.

If I were you, I'd try to mock up equipment that will fit a/c and ps cars. Then you'll reach the largest possible market.

getsidewaysd1

No a/c, no p/s.

magnamx-5

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i have ac/ps your turbo looks to be smack on your coolant line from the rad you might need to raise it a couple of inches to get it to clear those the megan stuff puts the top of the turbo/compressor about level with the engine and sits the turbin at about a 45 degree angle. fyi looks promising just though i would put that out there

adbradley

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yeah, the reason that i put it so low was for one to keep the heat low, and two, allow you to mount the turbo in the same rotation as it would have been on a DSM car. I think i may need to revert to a setup like atlanta93le is installing in order to keep it at that rotation, and clear ps/ac and coolant lines. i didnt realize all of that untill i had it mocked up in the car...

magnamx-5

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kinda figured the same, still looks promising though

hustler

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PS and AC (texas gets stupid hot)

I'm so in on this deal for the 1.8 manifold and the dp. I don't mind paying a bit more for something that will last a bit longer.

If the welds broke, I'd be pretty pissed.