Forced Induction Section Fabrication Thread

[m3mods]

Holy Sh*t that thing is sick

Now someone just has to convince Garrett to offer vband housing for GT40's

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Btw I think I need a winter house in Florida..

[good & tight]

Holy Sh*t that thing is sick

Now someone just has to convince Garrett to offer vband housing for GT40's

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Btw I think I need a winter house in Florida..

South Florida rocks dude..!!

Go ahead and creep this, I dare ya...!!

[Jaze]

God damn that manifold is beautiful

[m3mods]

Go ahead and creep this, I dare ya...!![/URL]

Oh god that wg flow is perfect!

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I'm tempted to ditch the gt40 just to use this thing!

[rowleym]

1/8" viton o rings. They actually measured .139



Bored this 4 times to get the perfect fit... They are perfectly snug.





Surge tank. Twin Bosch 044's feeding twin -8 to each side of the rail. Ended up to be about .650 thick after I milled it flat to clean it up. 5.5" diameter t6 6061 that fits inside the 6" diameter tube I got. I'll weld the top on, and I'm making a plate to fit on and sandwich the o rings and around the pumps.

Constructive criticism would be rad!

[Jaze]

Looks great man! The surge tanks that we use here, are set up to use external inline pumps so it's cool to see it with dual in tanks. It's probably a hell of a lot quieter, 2 044's or a weldon pump is crazy for a non race car.

[rowleym]

Looks great man! The surge tanks that we use here, are set up to use external inline pumps so it's cool to see it with dual in tanks. It's probably a hell of a lot quieter, 2 044's or a weldon pump is crazy for a non race car.

Yea they are normal bosch 044 in lines, but half submerged I thought it was a simple setup this way, less lines! The goal was to make it quieter and a smaller package.

Any idea what length I should make it? I'm not sure what volume I need...

I'm using e85 and e98 with this setup. Motor is not built yet, but I'm running megasquirt 3 and I'm just using a stock m50 vanos to get all the bugs worked out! Building an m52 but finishing the chassis first.

This is a pure race car. Not much for legal. Everything but the windscreen is poly carbonate.

[bry195]

South Florida rocks dude..!! Go ahead and creep this, I dare ya...!!

Central Florida here. had no idea you were down there, cool. the only issue with Florida is being in the garage in the summer. flip flops are like wool socks.

[good & tight]

Yea they are normal bosch 044 in lines, but half submerged I thought it was a simple setup this way, less lines! The goal was to make it quieter and a smaller package.

Any idea what length I should make it? I'm not sure what volume I need...

I'm using e85 and e98 with this setup. Motor is not built yet, but I'm running megasquirt 3 and I'm just using a stock m50 vanos to get all the bugs worked out! Building an m52 but finishing the chassis first.

This is a pure race car. Not much for legal. Everything but the windscreen is poly carbonate.

Wow, that's a nice setup. Daul 044's are capable of over 1000hp worth of fuel.

[rowleym]

Wow, that's a nice setup. Daul 044's are capable of over 1000hp worth of fuel.

That's the hope! I figured if I'm building my fuel setup, why not build it once.

[vollosso]

1/8" viton o rings. They actually measured .139

Bored this 4 times to get the perfect fit... They are perfectly snug.

Surge tank. Twin Bosch 044's feeding twin -8 to each side of the rail. Ended up to be about .650 thick after I milled it flat to clean it up. 5.5" diameter t6 6061 that fits inside the 6" diameter tube I got. I'll weld the top on, and I'm making a plate to fit on and sandwich the o rings and around the pumps.

Constructive criticism would be rad!

Im currently erect. Is that constructive? What would you want for something like this?

[m3mods]

Im currently erect. Is that constructive? What would you want for something like this?

It is a very nice piece!

[wazzu70]

Guess who picked up a TIG welder couple weeks ago...

This guy.

Eastwood Pro TIG 200

Let us know how you like it. I keep thinking about one. I'd prefer a Diversion, but for a hobbist I think the Eastwood machine could be just fine for my needs.

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Otis, I love the manifold man. Vband is the future for sure! No gaskets, no leaks, easyo to install/remove, looks pimp!

Now someone just has to convince Garrett to offer vband housing for GT40's

I'm pretty baffled no one really supports the GT40 line. GT40s don't even have an open scroll housing option! I guess people feel the GT35 is a great street/track turbo and people just go GT42+ for drag racing. The GT40 seems to be a great fit for the M5x engines though and its a bummer there are not more housing choices to go with them!

[m3mods]

I'm pretty baffled no one really supports the GT40 line. GT40s don't even have an open scroll housing option! I guess people feel the GT35 is a great street/track turbo and people just go GT42+ for drag racing. The GT40 seems to be a great fit for the M5x engines though and its a bummer there are not more housing choices to go with them!

I know! this is really the only thing keeping me from getting this manifold.. I know the 6466 is offered with a .82 vband housing, anyone know of any other vband options similar to the 6466 and gt40 that I may be overlooking?

[rowleym]

[QUOTE=wazzu70;27356768]Let us know how you like it. I keep thinking about one. I'd prefer a Diversion, but for a hobbist I think the Eastwood machine could be just fine for my needs.

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I just recently purchased a brand new diversion 180! Its my first tig machine, but being local to miller, I needed it....

http://www.eastwood.com/tig-welders-...FQtgMgodu2QAoA

edit: just noticed I could have gotten the same machine from eastwood... and I paid over 2k for a Diversion.

[Def]

I would not call the Eastwood at all the same machine as the Diversion. Not even close. I'd say you made a good call. The only real negative of the Diversion is the low duty cycle when cranked up and the little bit of a pain it is to upgrade parts like the torch.

[rowleym]

Im currently erect. Is that constructive? What would you want for something like this?

LOL. No clue. Skipped this comment on accident! Would you guys really be interested in a surge tank for the e36 chassis? I bet we could find a great place for it, and incorporate it into the stock fuel system, so you would only have to run feed and return lines to the surge tank!

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I would not call the Eastwood at all the same machine as the Diversion. Not even close. I'd say you made a good call. The only real negative of the Diversion is the low duty cycle when cranked up and the little bit of a pain it is to upgrade parts like the torch.

Thank god I have a syncrowave 350 at work! Watercooled and pulse But thanks for input though, glad I made the right decision. Its really for manifold and charge piping. low duty cycle stuff. WOrks great on alum!

[Def]

Yea, for hobby work the Diversion is great since if you're really running into duty cycle limitations you can always take a break and go grab a beer to let the welder cool off. I almost pulled the trigger on a Diversion as well, but got a Thermal Arc 186 to get a bit more headroom and some features like pulse.

[highboostingm3]

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I'm pretty baffled no one really supports the GT40 line. GT40s don't even have an open scroll housing option! I guess people feel the GT35 is a great street/track turbo and people just go GT42+ for drag racing. The GT40 seems to be a great fit for the M5x engines though and its a bummer there are not more housing choices to go with them!

I know right?

It is a gigantic "WTF?"

You'd think that the Supra crowd would love the GT40 line. Any inline-6...heck the older Skyline peeps as well. There is no logic I tell ya.

[5mall5nail5]

Wasn't the GT40 originally derived from diesel truck parts?

[highboostingm3]

Wasn't the GT40 originally derived from diesel truck parts?

Aren't also the totally awesome BWs that everyone froths over but they are too big and heavy for most of our setups?

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South Florida rocks dude..!!

Go ahead and creep this, I dare ya...!!

You put on the hoodie, brought 3 Espresso makers into the shop and disappeared until this was created or what?

Dual 3-1 collectors to 2-1 to a big single with large WG dump going in the direction of flow to a V-band?


FOCKING SICK SICK SICK FLOW DESIGN BUDDY! HOME FOCKING RUN!

[wazzu70]

Wasn't the GT40 originally derived from diesel truck parts?

I think you can use just about any Garrett turbo in that comment. Almost every turbo we have had available for the last few decades does actually.

[highboostingm3]

Im currently erect. Is that constructive? What would you want for something like this?

+1

[Jaze]

+1

+ 3

can you make something semi custom?

[highboostingm3]

I think you can use just about any Garrett turbo in that comment. Almost every turbo we have had available for the last few decades does actually.

HeHe