baggedoutmazda

quick question for the guru's, i'm in the middle of doing my non seq conversion, using to different ppls instructions. 1 place says the pre-control gate to be welded open, other place removes it completely & welds in complete hole in the housing. if u search garfinkles non seq modification u can see the pics of this removed. any advise would be great as i want to reinstall this weekend, thanks

FD3Smaniac

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From what i have personally seen it was removed completely.

twisted7

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I have my welded. This is because with it welded about 95% the air flows directly into there. Otherwise it is 100% flow and hitting a lip. Instead of a smooth transition.

Hope that makes sense. If you have yours off at the moment you can see what i am talking about.

The one that gets cut off is the one in the Exhaust Manifold.

wankel19

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just take the time to cut it out and weld the holes, its allready out right? ...so just get it over with, its a pain to keep pulling turbos, espically the stock ones..... let that turbo breathe at full potential !

baggedoutmazda

well it's layin on the bench waiting for me to finish it, just like i mentioned if u take completely out do u fill in that side of housing with weld? the pics in garfinkles how to have the hole filled in & ported the other side, have a look & give me your thoughts on this, 1 shot deal don't want to screw it up. exaust manifold done, wastegate being ported as we speak, just this & i'm ready

twisted7

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I say weld it. But it is up to you. Do you see what i am talking about with the lip and the flap?

R33Skyline

yeh i also cut my out and jsut welded it up today.

AHarada

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I would be ideal to weld the entire area closed and port the main port, but that is a whole lot of weld and grinding. I have one turbo housing that has it removed, and one that is welded open. The one that is welded open seems like it would flow better to me.

+1 to what twisted7 says.