Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

Definately takes some stress off of the manifold when starting and stopping. That brace you showed is a little over the top.

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

Lol, thats a joke right? :o Make sure your company doesn't build any parts that require engineering or try and build suspension components, you might end up killing someone.

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

I thought this was the mani you were whoring out on H-T?

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

no, if he made it for a friend its okay. But when whoring it as a product thats a no-no because he's banned from selling. He's advertising but not making it seem like he's advertising. Get it? :S lol

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

Most likely isnt. Hotrex isnt known to be smart. :1

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

im thinking that brace is gonna brake off eventually.. also.. prolly weakend the ---- out of where it was welded to the runner.. also.. why didnt u just run it all the way up to the flange :-\ i wouldnt have welded it to the turbo flange either.. i would have had some kind of sandwhich plate over the turbo flange and ran the brace from that over to the exhaust flange..

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5750/turboek0.png

also, instead of welding it to the exhaust flange u can just weld some washer to the end of the brace and say bolt it to the manifold bolts.
like this..
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/671/turbobb9.png

also, ill prolly never build a manifold in my life :P


ok ill shut up now :1

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

you have to allow the turbo room to move around as the manifold expands and contracts...hence the heim joints on the brace i posted.

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

yeah josh's topmount looks nice, but i'm thinking it may crack eventually. Think of all the vibrations you get when you go over ---- ass roads and how much everything moves, especially at higher speeds and in a car with rough suspension. That 25lb turbo is gonna have a lot of leverage over all those pipes and welds. Granted the brace is a nice attempt, but yeah not sure if it'll be enough. Hope i'm proved wrong cause it is nice, but holy ------- tight fit josh. Hope the next one tucks it in a little more.

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

if welded properly it wont crack.

Re: trying to make a turbo manifold....??
 

Josh's mani is bad but I think it would be better if it didn't extend so far out cause thats alot of stress thats being cantilevered out brace or not. I think if it was closer to the block then it'd be perfect.
Buk your idea on those braces is...ahhh...kinda ssauto'ish. I think it's the turbo that you should be bracing not the manifold to itself. Make a bracket that uses the existing holes in the block as there's enough of them from the ps or ac mounts. I used a piece of 1/8 steel and it held the good size turbonetics snail I had held in a vice and wasn't sagging whatsoever.