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Old 06-30-2004, 09:34 AM
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im interested to see what kind of power you get out of that VNT.
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Old 06-30-2004, 09:56 AM
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They can do about 210hp before they go way out of their efficiency range. I've heard that the massively huge exhaust housing is good for up to 350hp with a properly sized compressor. The compressor side of this turbo is completely identical to a T25, and it shares the same bearings/seals. Are there many compressor options for a T25?

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Old 07-01-2004, 07:09 PM
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The manifold is ready, just has a tiny bit of machining to be done at the flanges.









A 2" long piramid blending the pipes together into the collector.


And a test fit:
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Old 07-01-2004, 07:18 PM
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Whoa, looking good man, I didnt think the collector was going to turn out very nice at all. Big thumbs up!

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Old 07-01-2004, 11:20 PM
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yeah very nice manifold, how long did it take you to make that?
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Old 07-02-2004, 01:32 AM
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what car are you boosting?
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Old 07-02-2004, 04:34 AM
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That looks excellent!

I love when people can get the ---- together and out-do the qualtiy of those super expensive 'mass produced' pieces!

bead blast that bitch and she'll be beautiful!

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Old 07-02-2004, 05:33 AM
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Took a day making the flanges, 3 nights routing pipes and tacking up, 2 nights welding.
And the car is a Suzuki Vitara, 2" suspension lift, 4" body lift, 35" all-terrain radials.
Engine has modified stock pistons, CR is about 8.9:1. I'm working on getting custom pistons, dropping the CR to about 8.0:1... One thing at a time, until then I'll be running 0.8 bar. This car has been running boosted since january last year with a much smaller turbo.
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Those are some nice fat looking welds. You did use TIG all the way right? I need to save up a grand for a TIG welder.

Your piece looks pretty damn close as to how I would have had it - good job!

I can see you've done your research, the support pieces are right where they should be.
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