Help, I need downpipe advice!!!!!
12-29-2003, 08:47 PM
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Re:Help, I need downpipe advice!!!!!
Originally Posted by Stan
I'm thinking about getting a 2.5" mandrel U bend and cutting it and welding it to the flage so it basically comes right off the turbo 90 degrees and goes straight down.
Stan
Stan
If you look in the first pic you can see that it actually burnt the shroud a bit. The radiator came loose a few times due to my missing radiator support.
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12-29-2003, 10:56 PM
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Re:Help, I need downpipe advice!!!!!
have you thought about putting the exhaust side pointing towards the drivers side? Anyway, buy a 5 bolt flange from someone that blocks off the WG and get some tight mendrel bends...it should work.
BTW that O2 housing sucks....i had to get a .42/.48 one to keep my internal gate.
BTW that O2 housing sucks....i had to get a .42/.48 one to keep my internal gate.
12-30-2003, 04:35 PM
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Re:Help, I need downpipe advice!!!!!
Okay, today was productive, here's what I came up with:
I went to Parts for Trucks today and bought some mandrel bent pipes. They had exactly what I was trying to describe. 3 pipes came to $55 canadian (~$39us).
The pipes:
1 45 degree joined to the 90 degree, to check for clearence between the turbo and rad fan.. looks good, lots of room!:
I'm gonna have to cut the pipes and shorten them a bit, and add the 3rd 45 degree pipe to get the end to line up with the cat. converter and add a 2.5" flex pipe. Here are the pipes lined up to approximatly where they have to be cut and welded:
Here's a picture of my friend's turbo gsr civic, he hasn't had any problems with his downpipe melting the rad fan shrowd, so I guess I won't have a problem either, since I have more space between my downpipe and the shrowd than his setup:
I think this downpipe will work out great.
What do you guys think?
Stan
I went to Parts for Trucks today and bought some mandrel bent pipes. They had exactly what I was trying to describe. 3 pipes came to $55 canadian (~$39us).
The pipes:
1 45 degree joined to the 90 degree, to check for clearence between the turbo and rad fan.. looks good, lots of room!:
I'm gonna have to cut the pipes and shorten them a bit, and add the 3rd 45 degree pipe to get the end to line up with the cat. converter and add a 2.5" flex pipe. Here are the pipes lined up to approximatly where they have to be cut and welded:
Here's a picture of my friend's turbo gsr civic, he hasn't had any problems with his downpipe melting the rad fan shrowd, so I guess I won't have a problem either, since I have more space between my downpipe and the shrowd than his setup:
I think this downpipe will work out great.
What do you guys think?
Stan
12-30-2003, 08:06 PM
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Re:Help, I need downpipe advice!!!!!
Hell yeah, that looks good. 
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12-30-2003, 10:33 PM
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Re:Help, I need downpipe advice!!!!!
Thanks guys, I'll post pics when I get around to welding up the downpipe.
Yes, I know, in my first post, I said "I know the turbine and compressor housings need to be rotated." 
Stan
Originally Posted by civicvtecb16a
you do know that your oil return is at the top of the turbo don't ya?
Apart from that it all looks sweet.
Apart from that it all looks sweet.
Stan
01-02-2004, 06:44 AM
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Re:Help, I need downpipe advice!!!!!
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