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Old 07-28-2006, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jagojon3
His brace is still better than nothing and will add strength to the manifold.
Definately takes some stress off of the manifold when starting and stopping. That brace you showed is a little over the top.
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Old 07-28-2006, 06:14 PM
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i braced this pig just because

finished her tonight for a buddy.



Lol, thats a joke right? Make sure your company doesn't build any parts that require engineering or try and build suspension components, you might end up killing someone.
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Old 07-28-2006, 06:43 PM
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I thought this was the mani you were whoring out on H-T?
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Old 07-28-2006, 06:46 PM
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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? lol
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Old 07-28-2006, 06:47 PM
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Lol, thats a joke right? Make sure your company doesn't build any parts that require engineering or try and build suspension components, you might end up killing someone.
Most likely isnt. Hotrex isnt known to be smart. :1
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Lol, thats a joke right? Make sure your company doesn't build any parts that require engineering or try and build suspension components, you might end up killing someone.
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..



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..


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


ok ill shut up now :1
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Old 07-28-2006, 09:58 PM
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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.
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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 ---- *** 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.
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Old 07-28-2006, 10:26 PM
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if welded properly it wont crack.
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Old 07-29-2006, 12:22 AM
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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.
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