how to plumb in my turbo
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well, if you want an original factory flange and a piece of up-pipe to bolt onto the turbo inlet, I can help you out with that.
You would need to get a pair of new flanges and a new piece of pipe to conect to the manifold.
You would need to get a pair of new flanges and a new piece of pipe to conect to the manifold.
what he said!!
that's what I was thinking. so I started looking for Flanges, for u weld it type headders, using the GN 3 bolt flange, and found nothing. I can get a set of cheapie chineese GN headders with the flange on it, and hack the flange off the headders, but that's the only way I can see getting a flange. any idea's. I bought a 3 bolt exhaust crimp flange 2/5/8" and the bolt spacing is close enough to work, if I created a flare like what most newer cars use instead of a donut flange, just tightining and sealing around the tapered lip, If I did that to the GN flange with it's tapered lip, would that work?
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The two up-pipes I have are from the 83-84 Buick cars, so yes...it would fit.
I wouldn't send the whole piece (I need the bellows from them for the 4.6 liter project) but I could part with the flange (where it bolts to the turbo inlet) and a piece of the up-pipe.
Then once you have a piece bolted to your manifold (you MUST use the solid steel donut) you just connect in between them.
The reason I suggested two thick flanges stacked together (like I did) on the maniold is for strength.
I wouldn't send the whole piece (I need the bellows from them for the 4.6 liter project) but I could part with the flange (where it bolts to the turbo inlet) and a piece of the up-pipe.
Then once you have a piece bolted to your manifold (you MUST use the solid steel donut) you just connect in between them.
The reason I suggested two thick flanges stacked together (like I did) on the maniold is for strength.
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matt1967":28zim527 said:
Cheap.
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ok, now that that's squared away. I'm pretty shure that my shock tower is too close to the engine, to put the turbo right dead center, so I need to offset it a little, but do I go forward or backward? also, I'm going to run an intercooler, have lots of room in front of the radiator, but will covering up part of the radiator hurt? would I need to put it below radiator?
I say forward, thats where Im going. I figure it would give a little cooler temps and I relocated my battery to the trunk. I still havent gotten set location as of yet. I believe there will be more room up there than behind. Tommy
thanks. Think this ebay intercooler will work? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FMIC...8QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33742QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemDoes10s":1co3ix36 said:
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matt1967":16jtjcvx said:
For what that turbo flows = Yes.
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what size turbo is it exactly. people have told me T3 super 60, but I don't know, I know it is .42/.63 A/R's[/quote]matt1967":1p0q5q1k said:
Ummmm......no, i think only the GN's and GNX's got a Super 60.
Pull the compressor cover off (six bolts - don't lose the big o-ring) and with a dial calipers, measure the small part and the large part of the compressor wheel and we'll find out.
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