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Looks good to me but what do I know. What tig do you have? The new vulcan pro tig from harbor freight has been getting really good reviews I was thinking of picking that up as my first rig.
I use the AHP Alphatig, it has been a good machine so far. I went ahead and bought a new pedal and a dual flow regulator so I could backpurge but other then that haven’t had any issues.
Got the manifold in the car today. Not really surprised but glad the stock dipstick still fits. Got the turbo put in the car as well so I can get an idea of what I want to do for this last section.
Need to get under it again tomorrow and set up the crossover pipe, that should hopefully be pretty easy and then I’ll have to figure out how I want to brace the turbo. The plan is to get it braced and then finish the manifold to it instead of winging it like I have with everything else 😂
Great work, looks awesome.
Min suprised how much spaced you’ve managed to make in there.
Mine was extremely tight even with my small turbo, I suppose I have used the stock z51 radiator, fan and coolers so they take up more space.
Got the manifold built out the rest of the way. Just need to finish weld it now along with adding the wastegate to it then it’ll be time to finish the crossover. Once that’s done everything will be getting coated and I’ll hold the engine up with a hoist so I can drop the subframe and get the oil pan out so I can weld a bung to it.
Pretty happy with how the manifold has turned out so far though.
I used the same thing to hold my turbo up for mock-up, lol. Paint cans ftw.
Most people I talked to upgraded the fans in the CX Racing kit. I went with some Spal fans. Are you going to notch the crash beam to get more flow?
The CX racing fans are just Hayden fans, I’ve ran them with a decent amount of success so I’ll leave them on for now and see how they do. But yeah I plan on notching the crash beam to try to get a little more air in there. Plus all of the hot side pieces will be coated to help bring heat down a bit. Bracing the turbo flange to the subframe today so hopefully it won’t need the paint cans anymore lol.
looks good man. Are you keeping AC? I was reading on the CX racing website that if you use their radiator/intercooler setup you cant keep AC?
Yeah I am keeping AC, I am dumping the exhaust out the front bumper. You only have to delete AC with the CX racing kit if running a full exhaust because the down pipe takes the space of your compressor. I am not a fan of their full kit though, I don't like how their driver side exhaust manifold/cross over section is routed which is why I went ahead and made my own.
Why does the manifold have a pipe going down toward the rear? Does the driver side come around behind the motor and connect to that? I don't know jack about turbo LS builds.
Why does the manifold have a pipe going down toward the rear? Does the driver side come around behind the motor and connect to that? I don't know jack about turbo LS builds.
Exactly, using an OEM manifold on the driver side at this time that has a 2.5" tube that will connect both sides behind the bell housing. I'm currently working on the crossover now so I'll be posting pictures of it soon.
Yeah I am keeping AC, I am dumping the exhaust out the front bumper. You only have to delete AC with the CX racing kit if running a full exhaust because the down pipe takes the space of your compressor. I am not a fan of their full kit though, I don't like how their driver side exhaust manifold/cross over section is routed which is why I went ahead and made my own.
Gotcha, i plan to do a hood, fender or bumper exit as well, so good to know I can keep AC
No real updates as of now, been too busy remodeling my garage and all of my friends decided June 2019 was a great time to get married so a bunch of weddings to travel for this month.
got the manifold finished, wastegate mounted, removed and tapped my oil pan for the turbo return line, and finally started on the bumper exit downpipe.
Cast steel, no issues at all though, outside of being a terrible welder. I heated the surface up and it flowed a bit easier but other than that no problems.
04-18-2019, 09:38 AM
