S10Luke

Does anyone know what exhaust manifold this is? I think this would be a good manifold for my S10 turbo 5.3 swap, since its hard to get something to fit on the drivers side with the steering shaft in the way.

slow67

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I'm pretty sure it's off an LS4 (front wheel drive 5.3L).

RonSSNova

iTrader: (3)

Yes, that's the front manifold from an LS4 fwd car

hellbents10

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That was my thought too, let us know how it fits on the drivers side if you try it.

stevieturbo

The part number is on it

S10Luke

Thanks guys, going to look for one and see how she fits. Ill be sure to post up some pictures when I try it out.

RonSSNova

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Where are you located? I have a spare

S10Luke

I am located in Waco tx 76706

cyipher

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yup ls4, fits good in my mazda lol

cyipher

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sorry, for the huge pic if your gonna run the coil packs in the stock location youll need 90s for the plug wires at the coils

S10Luke

In the original picture they show the coils are mounted down low by the oil filter

S10Luke

Found some more pictures of this setup

ButchB

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I'm kinda new to turbos so excuse me if this is a dumb question but what effect does the distance of the wastegates from the turbo matter? Most people it seems put them as close as possible and thats what I had planned but I like the layout of yours much better.

oscs

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The wastegate doesnt have to be as close to the Turbos as possible. IMO the way its is placed in the mazda is perfect. The goal is to catch and re route as much exhuast gases before it hits the turbine.

ButchB

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Cool, thanks

LS1NOVA

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Thats my old setup. A cut down truck manifold actually has more clearance than a LS4. Ive used both in my car. LS4 is easier to just throw in and go though. Im working on an S-10 now and have been looking at options for a good setup for manifolds to market a single kit. Looks like an angle milled and cut down Trailblazer manifold should be ok running forward and down while clearing the steering.

The advantage to mounting the wg close to the turbo is you can get away with using one after the merge. Saves a little money and plumbing if you can get by with a 44ish mm unit.

S10Luke

I would love to see pictures if you have tried this already thanks!

JAX04

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I loved that manifold when i used it, liked how it exited straight forward like that, we chopped it and truck manifold and built it up so they both exited straight forward. WOrked out real nice.

ws6ed

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On my 92 s10 i looked at that manifold. On the drivers side the steering shaft is so close to the motor it wouldn't clear without adding ujoints/relocating the shaft. Also the brake booster looked like it might hit as well but wasnt on the truck at the time. I ended up building a log style set up as i wanted to keep the inner fenders.

One trick to gain a little extra clearance is to get a steering shaft from a late 80s early 90s Jeep Grand Cherokee. It gets rid of the sloppy rag joint too. the ends are right you just have to shorten it about 2"

S10Luke

Awesome! Yeah I already have the Grand Cherokee steering shaft swap, it does make quite a bit more room in there.