Tubular Turbo Manifold
 

Short video on Page 3.

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Due to this issue, I'm upgrading to a custom tubular manifold since the turbo will be off anyway. In this change, I'm also changing to a TiAL v-band stainless steel turbine housing.. no more exhaust leaks.

New Garrett compressor wheel installed.


Washin dishes.. and the compressor housing. Got rid of all the scratched up VHT on it and decided to run it all natural.


V-band housing installed.


Ready to rock.






Tomorrow the stainless exhaust flange will be CNC cut, and the manifold tacked up and finalized. Hopefully downpipe and wastegate routing as well. Long day. I'll be sure to get videos too, it's going to be loud (3" open downpipe) until I get it welded up to the rest of the exhaust. I might go to the track with it open.

looks sexy as hell mang.

Sweet dude equal length? I wanna see some sexy bends.

It Should really help your high end, log manifolds are great down low but the tubular is going to open a whole new door for you. I assume your going to retune since when you make boost will vary from you previous tune?

you should add a g-force chip... I hear it adds 50 HP! :lol:

Yeah it's gonna look pretty sweet when it's done.

Yesterday all we got done was the flange, collector, and removing the existing wastegate tube and downpipe, and locating the turbo relative to the flange such that he now has a jig. Hopefully done by tomorrow...





Don't worry, I'll use a fancy camera to take the final pictures.

damm

^ I cant even describe how hard I'm laughing right now.
Ion- I still just want a ride someday. Looking freaking sweet so far, as if it didn't before. Can't wait to see some final pics and vids.... And go for a ride.

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Note, the small peice of pipe off the side is apparently not for eating. O.o
Had to.

It's lookin' good, Chris. Loving what I see. You'll be getting a video of her once she's all done, right?

Ion, are you a freak that eats metal? :haha:

Outside drive-by videos with the 3" exhaust open.. and with it quiet.

I love me some open downpipe

For sure being done tomorrow. So many distractions today... ffs. One runner is welded. Tomorrow the rest of the manifold will be welded, downpipe fabricated, wastegate routed, oil lines extended with metal tubing, to prevent hose cracking from being so close to the turbine like I experience all the time, etc.

thats a beauty! was up with the hooty? is it that cold already in MI

he wears the hoodie for welding

THAT.... is a work of art....

Manifold done.














Cutting the downpipe.


Need to have a super tight pie cut to navigate around the turbo and fuel/coolant lines.


Prepping it for the TiAL v-band flange.

damn dude thats a pretty sexy manifold. good for you.

Should be routing the wastegate, updating oil lines, and O2 sensors today so I can finally drive it.

so... when are you gonna make time to fix those wires and put in a fused distro block? (so your car doesn't set on fire)

:whistle:

Might be a stupid question... But is this your daily driver? Or do you have another car to drive around while working on the Alero?

:lol:

It's my daily driver. I've been getting a ride to work and to the shop.


Manifold is done (including wastegate implementation), custom oil drain line is done.. all that's left is to put in the O2 bungs and install them, and shorten the charge pipe since the turbo is now more on the passenger side.

Will be done tomorrow morning for sure.. More pictures when I get back home (posting from shop).

Looks great man!!





You guys should totally not laugh. Like, that G chip, like, totally adds about 200 HP* to any Honduh on the road (*requires use of stickers) It does suck that is only adds 50HP, to American cars :awesome:

psh only 50? I know one guy who got 80hp and almost 20lbs/ft and he only needed 1 sticker!
and the Manifold looks awesome..I want!

Determining angle of downpipe and marking location for wastegate flange.

Life and Matter imitate art.

Anyway.. Ion who's shop is that? and what camera are you using you always seem to get great shots!

Nikon D80. (The crappy ones are my Droid)

Revshift's shop.

Any interest in any polyurethane stuff for the Alero?

Like?

x2

Name something.... anything is possible..

Trans mounts, engine mounts... all we need are stock samples.

trans mounts and sway bar bushings FTW

BTW that manifold looks pretty dang gooood! Fannncyyyyyy

That is what I was thinking. I'll give him a trans mount soon to make one, and sway bar bushings are a good idea.

wow looks awesome. are u going to have an external wastegate.

Look at the pictures..

Big blue thing is a wastegate...

what he said.. FTW

Also, does the 2.4 share the same tranny mount style?

DAMN! thats some work to be proud of. Im lovin it!