manifold adapter will it hold?
 

Hey sup guys this is my first post here

I bought a manifold and it fits great on the block but the turbo comes with a internal wg so it hits the block. I made a adapter , that rotate the turbo 30degree. I wonder if this adapter can hold the heat and weight, what do you guys think bout it?

The pipe is mandrel bend exhaust, 13gauge or .09375 inch thickness
Both 2 flanges is steel plate pure homemade 1/4thick

This has not been installed yet and im goin to make a bracket attached to the block to support the turbo if it cant hold long.

It looks like this: Attachment 21607

many thanks.

Re: manifold adapter will it hold?
 

try it and see

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Solid HMT work :)

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flanges are a little thing but if they didnt warp you should be golden. The welds look solid :y

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looks fine. I've seen similar tube in use. however the thin flanges are worrisome.

Re: manifold adapter will it hold?
 

flanges may look bit small but they are made with harder material than the manofold's one

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just put two braces on each side to be safe. dont want the turbo to fall off by the welds breaking driving down the road. :S

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Keep in mind your oil drain. I can't tell what engine this is for but it looks like its gonna hang pretty low.

Re: manifold adapter will it hold?
 

I used an adapter like that with an HF mani, except I used a piece of 2.5" sch40 steel elbow with 3/8" flanges. It's worked fine, and even with the low oil drain, it didn't leak any oil. The key is the run the right size restrictor in your feed line.

Yours looks a little thin (14ga elbow?), but the welds look good. Just make sure to use gaskets, since 1/4" can warp enough to create leaks. But hopefully you welded it while bolted down... :P