TimZ Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Modified the compressor outlet this weekend - I was able to use 4" radius of curvature mandrel bent tubing to point the outlet forward - much better than the usual elbow... It ended up matching the existing curvature of the compressor housing quite nicely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 looks awesome! what kind of TIG you have? man that sucker will fly! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehelix112 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 240z-turbo is right. You should be able to brace it vertically and still allow for movement in the direction things will expect. If you don't you WILL get cracks, which are probably what your cracks now are from. Remember the metallurgy of metal would have to change somewhat when they're seeing 1000 deg. If done properly you should be able to disconnect the turbo from the manifold and have it sit there. PS. why are you going to the 42R? (and is it the 4294R or the 4202R?) Chasing more than 600hp? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 240z-turbo is right. You should be able to brace it vertically and still allow for movement in the direction things will expect. If you don't you WILL get cracks' date=' which are probably what your cracks now are from. Remember the metallurgy of metal would have to change somewhat when they're seeing 1000 deg. If done properly you should be able to disconnect the turbo from the manifold and have it sit there. PS. why are you going to the 42R? (and is it the 4294R or the 4202R?) Chasing more than 600hp? Dave[/quote'] In reverse order... It's a 4294R - yes, I'm going to see how close I can get to 600rwhp. On pump gas . I'm going to figure out a way to brace the turbo, so everybody can stop worrying about that ON3GO, the TIG is the kind that belongs to the guy that welded it for me. I have a MIG and do my own steel stuff, but for aluminum I take it to a guy I trust (same one that welded up my intake plenum). In this case I cut the compressor housing and the tubing to mate and made sure that it would fit in the engine bay. Then I took it over to be welded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehelix112 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Bit late now I suppose, but I think a GT4088R will get you 600rwhp and be a lot nicer. (Exactly half way between the GT3582R and the GT4294R as it happens). Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 A little more progress... Got the turbine housing heat shield back from Advanced Thermal Products the other day - turned out really nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 That is by far the best looking "heat wrap" I have ever seen for a turbo. Extremely sanitary and effective looking. Price$ Tim???? I like the heat shields I see for the GN cars as well, but this is new to me and I think it would actually help get the heat out the exhaust better...golly. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 wow, that looks expensive. -Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 That is by far the best looking "heat wrap" I have ever seen for a turbo. Extremely sanitary and effective looking. Price$ Tim???? I like the heat shields I see for the GN cars as well' date=' but this is new to me and I think it would actually help get the heat out the exhaust better...golly. Davy[/quote'] Is was a bit pricey (just under $300), but this one was made for my housing. They have some other shields that fit more common housings that should be a bit less. Actually, they made a mold from mine, so they should be able to reproduce it easily. I even sent them the V-Band clamps to make sure their design accommodated them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Rock on Tim... looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Just got these pieces back - all mods done by SpeedShopThagard... Here's how SFP SHOULD have done their header in the first place (stainless slip joints): A few pics of my new custom muffler - 4" oval inlet and 2.25" round inlet (for the wastegate) to two 3" oval outlets! If you look closely you can see that the perforated tubing on the inside does an x-pipe style crossover in the middle - very well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Sweetness Tim.... can you pass on the conection for the muffler? I'm going to need to come up with a nice stainless jobber pretty soon. That should take care of the header issue. Very nice work on that too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z Turbo Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 That Thagard, he is such a nice fellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 That Thagard, he is such a nice fellow. I guess I'd have to agree, old boy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicone boy Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Sweet Tim. All this fabbing stuff is sounding very familiar to me. I made no fewer than 5 different turbo headers during my turbo build, but it taught me how to weld. You're doing great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 New pics - I've finally been able to make some time and made a fair amount of progress on the exhaust. 4 inch downpipe to four inch oval inlet, along with 2.25 inch pipe (with a homemade oval section under the trans) for the wastegate: 3 inch oval pipe out each side: Oh, and I got the compressor housing polished up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehelix112 Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Can't wait to see what this thing puts down Tim. Keep it up. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Awsome work! What would look really neat, is if you cut the tips off at the same contour as the rocker panels. Like one flowing line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Are you using the oval piping to save space? Also, how does oval piping get measured? the big diameter or the little diameter? just curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 Are you using the oval piping to save space? Also' date=' how does oval piping get measured? the big diameter or the little diameter?[/quote'] Yes - there would be no way to fit a 3 inch round pipe under there - at least not with adequate ground clearance. The oval pipe size goes by equivalent cross-sectional area, so the pipe itself is about 2.25" x 3.5" I was thinking about angle cutting the pipes - haven't decided what I will do there. I'm a bit worried that if I don't like it or if I don't pick the correct angle, I'm kind of stuck with it. Anybody care to photo chop that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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