Some pics are of the test fit, with incomplete welds. They're in no particular order.



A couple of the welds on the manifold:



Here's the downpipe...with V-bands:
No, I didn't make that ugly weld on the flex pipe.


view of it all in under the hood:


Here it is, all on a head, posing for pictures.


I brought it all home to weld it on my machine, where I'm a bit more equiped for the welding. This view shows the wastegate better, and it merging into the downpipe.


A closeup of a weld on the 3" downpipe.

 

you = machine

 

On a forum for guys local to me, I was accused of having a robot do the welding.

 

I guess thats the highest welding complement a person can get. I like the HMT "HF manifold approach" Good stuff.

 

nice and clean

 

It was a real bitch getting it all to fit in there. We had to turn the turbo slightly to the side, just to make room for the wastegate to fit in there and still allow even shitty access to the spark plugs.

I think it turned out pretty well. I should get the welding completed tomorrow, and then have it in the car tomorrow night. The car owner will likely put it in, but I will help if I can. It should go in pretty easily.

 

------- sweet. That is the aspiration of all welders I would imagine.

 

i like it. it might be higher quality than most hmt kits but you still kept it homemade by using the stock manifold

 

That was done for a couple reasons. The stock manifolds have a pretty good design, so flow wasn't a big concern. Also, this eleminates the cost of a large flange to bolt to the head. It also looks pretty appealing, and we all know that is a factor people consider when buying. I will be looking for some tubing in small diameters next time I get into a job like this. The pipe, being a lot thicker, takes a lot longer to prep and weld. Tube is much more workable.

 

i think engloid did that mani, not to sure, wouldve been nice if there was something in the pic saying who did it and a way for me to contact them. Seriously great welds man, clean as ive seen