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Old 08-17-2004, 06:37 PM
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well i have no welding experience so i'm thinking of buying my own material and going to a shop and have them make me an a/c compatible equal length turbo manifold for my 99 gsr.

how much am i looking to spend? anyone in socal area know of any places? as for the flanges/gaskets... i have no clue as of what to do
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:39 PM
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are you considering purchasing your own welder? You can easily drop $500 for the right setup. If you're going to a shop then I would definately say have them TIG it.
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I just ordered all my ---- which came out to like $130 for mild steel
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by quadnie
are you considering purchasing your own welder? You can easily drop $500 for the right setup. If you're going to a shop then I would definately say have them TIG it.
well i don't have the money for my own welder.. i'd love to do it myself though...

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I just ordered all my ---- which came out to like $130 for mild steel
where did you order it from? what did you order? you welding it yourself?

anyone in socal area wanna chime in for a equal length manifold making session?
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buy a collector from shitbird, they look ------- nice. I'd suggest just buying one of his equal length's too, but the ----- won't make a/c compat ones :P
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Originally Posted by street_kings
buy a collector from shitbird, they look ------- nice. I'd suggest just buying one of his equal length's too, but the ----- won't make a/c compat ones :P
well $ 650 is one downer, so is the noncompatibility to a/c... but they do look real nice though
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Old 08-17-2004, 07:31 PM
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Yah, but unless you really know what you're doing his collectors will be 1000000000x better than any homemade setup
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put in for street kings.
https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...art=0#lastPost

not sure if its equal length, but it is AC compatable. beggers cant be choosers...
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i posted that ---- like 3 minutes ago! lol

It's a basic log manifold, not equal length, has a 35/38mm TiAL wastegate flange that can be blocked off if you're running an internal wastegate.
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put in for street kings.
https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...art=0#lastPost

not sure if its equal length, but it is AC compatable. beggers cant be choosers...
thanks for the heads up... PM'd him
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