Oh, no worries then. They look just like the $50 China gates I use (well, the other way around really)

 

Here's a look at the inside of the downpipe.

 

Very nice...if I had welded it, it would look totally different inside !!! and not in a good way lol

 

Really well done! Back purge I'm assuming?

 

Yes. Back purged.

 

What size header flanges are those?

 

1 5/8 and 1/2" thick.

 

Some pics of the downpipe in the car.

 

Damn... nice work.

 

im certainly no religious man but,... jesus

 

Very nice work !!

 

That down pipe reminds me of a gp500 expansion chamber with all the welded sections - v.cool! looking forward to seeing this finished!

 

Dude,,,that is a sick build.

Amazing.

 

Your downpipe looks great! My welding buddy that did my car wouldn't have that much patience haha

 

Sub'd for pics and all that jazz !

 

I planned on running an A2A intercooler, but couldn't find one I really liked. I looked into buying a core and building the end tanks, but didn't want to take the time. I decided to go with a Type 22 A2W from Frozen Boost. Can't beat the efficiency for the money.

To use it the way I want, I needed to change a few things. I'm going to change the water fittings to larger 1.25" and change it from a single 4" in to a dual 3" in. The intercooler is cast aluminum so I ordered some cast aluminum 3" 90*'s to convert to twin inlets.
This is how it looked when I got it. It's the same on both ends.


Cut off the 4" inlet and cut 3" holes where the mounting lugs were.


I cut a piece of 11 gauge 6061 to cover the 4" hole. I used one of the mounting lugs on the back side.


This is what I ended up with. I think it will workout pretty well.

 

I also got the other downpipe and waste gate dumps finished.

 

Damn nice work.

 

It's very rare to see this kind of skill with custom jobs outside of the big name shops. You are VERY good at fab work and your welds are beautiful! Keep up the good work sir!

 

Do u have any updates of this amazing build. Love the idea of a 2 intercooler!