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Oct 16, 2006 | 08:23 AM

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How to prevent header cracking?

Just got back home for the weekend from Orlando. I finally got to see my turbos and wastegates. My first thought is, Wow these things are a little heavy.(turbos) How much weight can the headers hold without cracking? This is a street car that will be driven alot in the sunnertime. Is there any "tricks" or support braces to help prevent tubing cracking? Im thinking I want to mount the turbos in front of the wheel wells (battery box area). Would it be better to mount them solid to the frame and use a flex tube from the header to the turbos? I just need some ideas and options before I start fabbing.

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Oct 16, 2006 | 10:05 AM

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Just got back home for the weekend from Orlando. I finally got to see my turbos and wastegates. My first thought is, Wow these things are a little heavy.(turbos) How much weight can the headers hold without cracking? This is a street car that will be driven alot in the sunnertime. Is there any "tricks" or support braces to help prevent tubing cracking? Im thinking I want to mount the turbos in front of the wheel wells (battery box area). Would it be better to mount them solid to the frame and use a flex tube from the header to the turbos? I just need some ideas and options before I start fabbing.

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Fab a frame brace to them and use the flex couplers.

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Oct 16, 2006 | 12:33 PM

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Anyone have any pics of bracing a turbo? Or mounting it solid to the frame? Where on the turbo is the best place to mount the bracket? Exhaust flange??

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i think nasty ta combo is braced check him out.

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Oct 16, 2006 | 06:02 PM

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Look at kyle's(nastyta) build pics there are some good pics of his bracing

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Bracing is the big one.

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Oct 16, 2006 | 09:29 PM

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i would rigid mount them to the frame and use flex couplers.

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