Good Bye Exhaust Diffuser
11-09-06, 05:49 PM
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Good Bye Exhaust Diffuser
It seems the general concensus for dealing with the N/A Exhaust diffuser is either leave it alone, replace it with a turbo, or take it out entirely. Some have talked about grinding it down but then said it isn't pratical because of the man hours it takes to remove the hardened steel.
Well, I wanted better flow and I was to cheap to buy a turbo diffuser so I tried grinding it this afternoon. I cut a notch along the bottom front piece (the section that angles down) with a pneumatic cut off tool and then used vice grips to bend it back and forth until it broke off. From there I just used a grinding stone on a dremel to smooth it out. Not included the welding it took took to remove the pins, I'd say I did both in about 2.5 hours.
So there you have it 2.5 hours for .025 Horsepower...
I included a picture but I'm not sure if I uploaded it right.
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Well, I wanted better flow and I was to cheap to buy a turbo diffuser so I tried grinding it this afternoon. I cut a notch along the bottom front piece (the section that angles down) with a pneumatic cut off tool and then used vice grips to bend it back and forth until it broke off. From there I just used a grinding stone on a dremel to smooth it out. Not included the welding it took took to remove the pins, I'd say I did both in about 2.5 hours.
So there you have it 2.5 hours for .025 Horsepower...
I included a picture but I'm not sure if I uploaded it right.
Brian
11-10-06, 02:30 PM
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I used a dremel. By the time I was finished I was using gloves because the dremel motor was so hot! Maybe a die grinder would be a good investment...
11-10-06, 02:38 PM
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Electric die grinders are pretty cheap. Mine's an industrial model so it cost several hundred but it uses a 3/4 horse motor...I think Harbor Freight has the made in China version for about $39.
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11-10-06, 06:02 PM
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Electric die grinders are pretty cheap. Mine's an industrial model so it cost several hundred but it uses a 3/4 horse motor...I think Harbor Freight has the made in China version for about $39.
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