my new manifold - what do you think??
 

Here is my first attempt at using a real collector on one of my manifolds. Everything is TIG welded and the flange is made out of 1/2" plate and cut with a plasma cutter. Let me know what you guys think. I know, the collector comes very close to the block near the bottom. I'm going to mount the flange at an angle for clearance.

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I know it looks a little rough but I'm going to clean it up and get it ceramic coated. I'm hoping to run a small IHI turbo for a daily driver with like 8psi.

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very homemade. personnaly i like it

Re: my new manifold - what do you think??
 

looks kinda like pats mani

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same here - looks very purposeful to

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Looks good and as long as it serves its purpose, who cares if its pretty

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the best part is the one piece square flange
nice

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damn... if i had a plasma cutter... i'd make all kinds of flanges.

Where do you get a hold of your plate? Or where would a normal joe-nobody get plate like that?

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I think it looks great.

It looks like it's angled back towards the engine though, are you going to be able to fit the turbo on there without clearance issues?

Looks functional, with a good collector. Kinda like a Lovfab Minime...

Good job on the HMM <--- Home Made Manifold ;D

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those don't look like TIG welds to me but nice job, you should have cleaned everything up a little better though

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crazt kinda looks like the manifold i made ot of a DC header for my 240sx..hehe good job as long as it holds up.

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Hey guys, thanks for the responses. Yeah, I just started TIG welding this year and I'm still learning. It is still dirty and has to be ground down. I have to install the turbo flange at an angle pointing away from the block because the clearances were not measured - I just eyed the damn thing. It is coming along though, the tough part is done. I was planning on doing a twin turbo manifold but I needed to get something on the car fast.

I bought the plate at a local steel shop and paid $30 for a square piece. The plasma is nice but I'm wondering if a milling machine would have been better. I can cut any flange I want but it is not clean. That is the only problem I am having now, getting the proper finished look.

Just wanted to say thanks again for your comments.

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haha the flange is totally pimp! O0

the only sucky thing is 30 dollars can get you a nicely cut flange :-\

looks good mang. :)

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damn dude thats a nice engine stand lol :P

if you get at all concerned with looks, round off the corners of the flange on a bench grinder and grind down the welds and paint it and it'll look like a million bucks. looks very functional tho

goodluck!

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It looks good. The only thing I'm seeing is that it may hang the turbo way low, making your drain line a complete bitch. Most hf/adaptor plate manifolds are a bitch to do a drain on, and your's looks like it may hang the turbo lower than that.

Remedies. Depending on how much engine bay room you're working with, maybe bring a single (whatever the outlet size is on that collector) size pipe back up and sit the turbo on top, like a top mount manifold. The engine code says D16a6, so you probably aren't working with much space on an EF. Mount that turbo and see if your drain line is looking like it's gonna give you problems. Good job, mang.

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Thanks for the recommendations. I have some idea's I'm playing with. I keep you posted with pics along the way. By the way, I like the way the new HMT looks!! O0

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looks good. and yeah, like pats mani kinda sorta.

with a little angle to the collector, a little IHI should clear no problem.