charge piping: this ---- is starting to get to be more and more a pita
07-03-2007, 08:18 PM
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charge piping: this ---- is starting to get to be more and more a pita
don't get me wrong, i love fabbing ----, but when there are a million things i would have personally done differently than it starts to get tired real quick. sure, i enjoy coming up with a solution for a challenging project, but when other stuff isn't made to fit that great it is a pain to deal with. i'd almost rather do someone's complete setup, rather than add the missing pieces to the puzzle in the end and try to make things work.
here is the first issues... i made the dump tube for this setup already and mis-judged the front engine mount slightly... no big deal to fix... but this neukin manifold puts the turbo so far away from the block it is ------- retarded. there is no way in hell the downpipe will clear even a half rad WITH a pusher fan in this DA. apparently this manifold and downpipe was mocked up in a crx.... no ------- way a rad was in there at the time. don't get me wrong though, the manifold is a beautiful piece, it just doesn't consider spacing of things. mike is also concerned about how close the wg is to the manifold, but i don't think it will be an issue myself.
had to make some rad supports and move it... this made my idea to back door both sides of the intercooler a no-go.
back door on driver's side:
just needs an elbow coupler... but look how close the turbo is to the block. you could bake a loaf of bread in there!
intercooler and upper pipe:
i made the upper pipe so there will be no visible coupler. mike will have to post up some pics when everthing is installed. get that rebel going and stop talking to that french fry on the phone!
here is the first issues... i made the dump tube for this setup already and mis-judged the front engine mount slightly... no big deal to fix... but this neukin manifold puts the turbo so far away from the block it is ------- retarded. there is no way in hell the downpipe will clear even a half rad WITH a pusher fan in this DA. apparently this manifold and downpipe was mocked up in a crx.... no ------- way a rad was in there at the time. don't get me wrong though, the manifold is a beautiful piece, it just doesn't consider spacing of things. mike is also concerned about how close the wg is to the manifold, but i don't think it will be an issue myself.
had to make some rad supports and move it... this made my idea to back door both sides of the intercooler a no-go.
back door on driver's side:
just needs an elbow coupler... but look how close the turbo is to the block. you could bake a loaf of bread in there!
intercooler and upper pipe:
i made the upper pipe so there will be no visible coupler. mike will have to post up some pics when everthing is installed. get that rebel going and stop talking to that french fry on the phone!
07-05-2007, 09:47 AM
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Re: charge piping: this ---- is starting to get to be more and more a pita
that sucks. i wasnt sure how much of the system you were making. as best i can tell with the pics that would be better. since you have seen it in person do you think so?
07-06-2007, 08:55 AM
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Re: charge piping: this ---- is starting to get to be more and more a pita
Originally Posted by whiterice
What does the passenger side look like for the intercooler?
Thanks again Aaron for all your help. Sorry to take up your whole day. I'll get some more pics up this weekend when I do a final mock up of everything before I yank the motor out. But don't worry, I'll be back again. I have a few more things I need you to do
Mike
