How would one go about making a brace to hold the tid and stuff in place? I have a strip of galvanized steel to start with but the positions of the afm and the stock mounting holes on the chassis are at different positions/angles making it a bit difficult.

I could bend and twist the steel to make it fit but that seems a bit crude and could compromise the integrity of the steel, not to mention it would look a bit ugly.

Another option would be to cut different pieces of steel at different angles and weld it all together but I don't have access to a welder.

I was wondering what others have done for their tids...

 

Are you using the stock, rubber TID?

Or did you replace it with a metal pipe and a couple of silicone couplings?
If it's the later, it's not recommended to hard mount the TID...
Movement of the engine (unless you're running hard mounts and an engine brace) will eventually tear the couplers or break the clamps.


-Ted

 

I am using an aluminuml pipe, silicone couplers, with t-bolt clamps. I thought I was supposed to make a brace to hold the afm+intake cone+tid in place so that it does not pop off the turbo.

 

Actually, bending & forming metal adds strength.

But, don't listen to me - My current temporary setup is using bailing wire..

 

could you hard mount it to the motor instead?

 

Yes, that's a way better idea!


-Ted

 

Its not going to pop off unless your boosting backwards

James

 

This is where I found that a brace was needed to be used to hold the tid. (nzconvertible's posts).
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/please-tell-me-about-your-tid-mods-guys-198537/

I'm guessing his advice would be true if I was using hard motor mounts (which I am not using...).

So should I just leave the entire intake assembly just connected to the turbo without bracing?