Don't apologise for your n00b side, you're obviously plenty bright and capable. I'm a n00b at a lot of things I am trying to do right now and it's great - who wants to do the same old ---- a hundred times over? Soak it up, bro, this car has worked you and will continue to in the future, but it will be one of your finest moments.

 

try to have a smooth exit for the wastegate



but that setup is sick....i can't wait to see a rolling video

 

Why? Expert manifold makers keep telling me that you can stick the exit at any angle and it doesn't matter.

 

the only difference would be small changes in the static and dynamic pressures in side the dump tube and mani. total pressure wouldn't really fluctuate. and even though most everyone thinks of air as a compressible substance, it still takes time for equilibrium to take place. what im getting at is that say you let off the throttle, the exhaust 'stacks' up in the manifold, sort of like a pressure wave from the the turbo back to the head. thats wave is what opens the wastegate, so it really isn't going to make a huge difference the angle its at. at least thats my theory, and i like to think i have a decent grasp of fluid mechanics concepts

 

I was making a smartassed comment at turbob16hatch's expense, Your theory is wrong, as flow doesn't like to change directions instantly due to this thing called inertia. That's when shear happens. Shallow convergent and divergent angles reign supreme.

 

Just adding a few pics while they were being welded, my camera phone sucked good thing my friend had a decent one.
More and better pics in a bit.







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this project nets more ----- than cervical cancer

 

Here are a few more shots from just after I put the build together in the basement to see how things were going to fit before installing it, Ok really because I thought the pics would be cool to have











The welds all need to be ground down a little and I am going to pray that I don't have to pay too much to jet hot everything, but so far so good. It will be fired up and tested before jet hot coated chrome though I couldn't leave you with camera pics

 

care to elaborate? i'm not calling you out i just want to hear what you think

 

The lack of gloves while MIG'n it says you are hardcore, as will the cancer!!

I love this build. Keep up the awesome work!