Brace s366's?
 

Are s366's heavy enough to where they need bracing? I am running vbanded truck manifolds so basically just the vband clamp is holding it together. My motor is not solid mounted but I could make it if need be. My turbos are kind of far from the motor so I didn't want to brace them to the heads. Need ideas

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You have to think as well, the further you get from the V-band the "heavier" they become due to leverage. Personally, I would at least put a rod on them to help support some weight, but if the motor rocks it could cause more stress than if they weren't braced.

Can you fab up a brace to the block somewhere to eliminate the rocking motion being detrimental?

Yeh I think I'm gonna look into putting some kind of limiter on to keep the motor from moving. Might do what you said and at least put a single rod on them to help support some weight

The weight of a turbo should never be hung off any pipework without any other support unless the manifolds are very compact and made from a sturdy material.

For a remote setup like that, the turbo must be mounted properly with no strain at all on any pipework.

i used some 2" x .125" SS strap. vertically it's stiff, laterally it's compliant with heat expansion, torque rock and frame flex.


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Do you have anymore pictures of this Doug and how has it held up?

its been fine. super simple last second idea has been totally great. held the heavy ass gt45 for 2 years and the 7875 for the last year


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there's another one on my imgbb thats too big to attach


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Ok I kinda just went full retard on the brace lol they actually turned out pretty nice. Now I am going to put in a motor plate and rearrange my alternator and power steering pump. The snowball continues. . .

Thanks for sharing pics for the OPs questions. I'm in a similar situation, so it helps me too.
To the op, you mentioned some sort of limiter. I'm going to give this a shot. Granted I have access to the front of the head. Just an idea.


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If u solid mount the turbos to the frame u need some type of flexjoint in the piping. U wouldnt need any engine bracing or plates.

Looking good sir!