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Old Jul 16, 2014 | 11:27 PM
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So I've been playing with the idea of building my own hotside. I have a months vacation coming up that I have to use so I figure I would try this out. This would be my first time "fabbing" up my own turbo kit so I was looking for some guidance.

I was wondering if there are write up out there on a "how to" with something like this. I can weld so I'm not worried about that but I'm a little lost on where to start and exactly how things should be. So if anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Basically looking to copy a build that has some type of directions. Thanks guys
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 01:44 AM
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Just wing it. lol That's what I'm doing. Learn by trail and error. Just look at all the builds on here and get some ideas.
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 01:51 AM
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Haha that's what I'm going to have to do if I can't find some type of guide. I figured it was worth a shot and maybe someone had a link to save me some time and material. Hopefully someone can chime in
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 03:07 AM
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Guide other than the sticky labeled "DIY truck manifold build"?
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 12:59 PM
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Pretty easy , I was a first timer this year and gotter done
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 01:40 PM
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silverbullet, those modified manifolds look really good. Are they both truck manifolds or is the less-modified one an f-body? What size/thickness tubing did you use on the RH manifold?
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by silverbulletman
Pretty easy , I was a first timer this year and gotter done
Looks good.
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 07:46 PM
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Yeah I saw the sticky but was looking for a few different set ups. Silver bullet it looks good. Care to share any more details on how you went about building it ?
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Umm they are the truck manifolds that I basically cut and sectioned. The passenger one is a little tricky when cutting , but as far as diameter of the add on pipe Its 2.125. The drivers side when cut off has a larger diameter so I bought a 2.125 I'd to 2.125 od pipe to transition pipe
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