Has anyone ever done this to their truck manifolds?
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02-16-2012, 06:06 PM
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The drivers side wall thickness is the thinnest part. I think the wall is still around .100" per side. (I have a 3-d model of the flange at work--I will check tomorrow)
I think the manifolds should hold a smaller T4 flanged turbo without problems, but I wouldn't try a bigger T6 flange, or a heavy turbo. I plan on running 2 flex couplers to make sure I don't put extra stresses on the manifolds. I have the turbo solid mounted to the frame rail. I'll try to get a couple pics on here soon showing how they look in the car.
I like the look better than those big clunky 3-bolt flanges!
02-18-2012, 08:25 AM
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Have you seen the ones AMS have done for the GT-Rs? They are equal length cast stainless steal jobies.
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02-18-2012, 02:57 PM
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We did one for an ECO years ago and it did not sell well. The Hooker one is priced extremely low if you get two for that price, but I have thought about making something in the future.
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I'm glad everyone likes the flanges!
The drivers side wall thickness is the thinnest part. I think the wall is still around .100" per side. (I have a 3-d model of the flange at work--I will check tomorrow)
I think the manifolds should hold a smaller T4 flanged turbo without problems, but I wouldn't try a bigger T6 flange, or a heavy turbo. I plan on running 2 flex couplers to make sure I don't put extra stresses on the manifolds. I have the turbo solid mounted to the frame rail. I'll try to get a couple pics on here soon showing how they look in the car.
I like the look better than those big clunky 3-bolt flanges!
The drivers side wall thickness is the thinnest part. I think the wall is still around .100" per side. (I have a 3-d model of the flange at work--I will check tomorrow)
I think the manifolds should hold a smaller T4 flanged turbo without problems, but I wouldn't try a bigger T6 flange, or a heavy turbo. I plan on running 2 flex couplers to make sure I don't put extra stresses on the manifolds. I have the turbo solid mounted to the frame rail. I'll try to get a couple pics on here soon showing how they look in the car.
I like the look better than those big clunky 3-bolt flanges!
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I hate solid mounts on the street. We have race cars and street cars. I want to be comfortable in my street car. Not get my fillings shaken out. But this my first LS build, Mostly a german car, and SBC/BBC, etc up until this point. Maybe the LS wont shake the **** out of the car with solid mounts. But I doubt it.
02-21-2012, 07:08 AM
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The only problem is cost as you need to sell losts of them to get the money back. Obviously the AMS guys have done it for the GT-R but its a new car that will sell loads there is a large and growing market place for their kits.
Chris.
