Greddy Install Question, Leave Exhaust pipe bracket?
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Diego, Ca
Posts: 373
Total Cats: 0
Greddy Install Question, Leave Exhaust pipe bracket?
Hey guys, I just completed my base Greddy kit install and I had a question. The instructions say to reconnect the midpipe to the bracket that firmly connects the exhaust midpipe to the transmission bellhousing just after the downpipe. With this bracket attached it seems to put some preload on my manifold (possibly pulling it downward) and I was wondering if it might be better to remove it. But, that would leave the forward portion of the exhaust system solely supported by the Greddy manifold. Any suggestions on which way is better?
#4
Boost Pope
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Chicago. (The less-murder part.)
Posts: 33,026
Total Cats: 6,592
It's not hard to fabricate a new piece to serve the same function as the old support. Here is how I did mine:
In this picture, the sleeve clamp is the part actually holding the two sections of the DP together. The U-clamp is there only to provide something for the support bracket to fasten to. There is a small amount of play in the lap-joint through the sleeve clamp, that allows for the turbo and manifold to move around just a bit as things expand and contract. The lower portion of the DP (where the bracket attaches) has zero play.
Note that the metal I used for that particular bracket was common 16ga sheet steel. It broke quickly. The new one is made from a piece of 1" x 3/16" hot-rolled steel bar. It was harder to bend (requiring copious use of the oxy-MAPP torch and swearing) but seems to do the job. I'd advise building a template piece first out of sheet metal to establish the correct angle of the bend and locations for the holes, then use that piece as a guide when building the real one.
Last edited by Joe Perez; 10-12-2007 at 12:00 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post