Hi all,
Thinking about going single, running the same kind of boost on a T04E and just get rid of a load of the hoses out of the engine bay and just simplify ;)
But how do you get a downpipe? I\'ve got the turbo... I can see where to pick up manifolds, but the downpipe is the missing link! Do you just have to get one made to exact spec?
Cheers,
Mark
Quote from: RemarkLimaDo you just have to get one made to exact spec?
Pretty much if you havent bought a kit - different manifolds will mount the turbo in slightly different places which will mean a given d/pipe will need mod-ing to line up with the front end of the midpipe/cat in all likeliness. Fortunately the FD single turbo down pipe is a very basic shape i.e. you can knock one up in 3 or 4 inch steel with probably 2 or 4 bends and a bit of straight - and a couple of suitable flanges to bolt it up to the midpipe and the turbo...
Cool, thought as much but good to know!
Hayward & Scott are only around the corner from me so when I\'m ready I\'m sure they can fab something up ;) Unless I decide to get a kit... But most kits seem to be using BIG turbo\'s, so would want to get a smaller one for better response, we\'ll see ;)
Cheers for the info!
A mate of mine has just been through exactly the same thing, He has put a Single kit together and had a DP made to suit, His was done at a Place called JP Exhausts In Macclesfield (Northwest) they spent nearly two days making it up and it cost £170 +vat which when you think about it is not bad if they charge out there time at £20 an hour. From what i can tell they wanted to make the Return from the Wastegate quite long to help with any boost problems having a plumbed in Wastegate may have caused???
Got my downpipe with flange from H&S for about 100 all in. They were pretty good, I\'ll have to go back to get the wastegate plumbed back in.
You got their address of tel no?
Quote from: memskiGot my downpipe with flange from H&S for about 100 all in. They were pretty good, I\'ll have to go back to get the wastegate plumbed back in.
Thats not a bad price :)
The waste gate was where JP had the most agro (had to put a Flex in etc), but it was worth the Money to get a V-band flange welded on without it leaking :(