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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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OBX turbo manifold, need help brace and wastegate!

i bought a obx single turbo manifold, reason being it was cheap and its 321 ss. But i will be using a t60 master power t4 it wieghts a good bit and i dont want it crackin on me...anyone have pictures of how they braced their manifold..i wanna see pics before i try it this weekend..

i also need a wastegate the obx website say it uses a 46mm wastegate, so i bought a 46mm obx wastegate(has lifetime warrenty if i use it). and it doesnt fit. the flange is wrong, it came with a flange to weld on if need be, but what wastegate actually fits?
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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Are you sure it's 321 stainless...?
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Hossler
i bought a obx single turbo manifold, reason being it was cheap and its 321 ss. But i will be using a t60 master power t4 it wieghts a good bit and i dont want it crackin on me...anyone have pictures of how they braced their manifold..i wanna see pics before i try it this weekend..

i also need a wastegate the obx website say it uses a 46mm wastegate, so i bought a 46mm obx wastegate(has lifetime warrenty if i use it). and it doesnt fit. the flange is wrong, it came with a flange to weld on if need be, but what wastegate actually fits?
most likely it's a 4 bolt 40mm hks style flange.
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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it says 321 on the obxr website...ill look for a pic of that flange
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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that flange?
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 06:04 PM
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old style HKS flange.
i dont believe hks uses that flange anymore at all.
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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i know a guy was running a 50mm hks wastegate on this obx manifold...

does the 50mm and 40mm have the same size flange? (bolt holes are the same)
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 11:07 PM
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Cut off the flange and weld a Vband 44mm flange on there.
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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i bet its 304ss not 321ss btw
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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ill do the magnetic test when i get over to my garage next.

is a 40mm wastegate to small for a t60 t4 turbo?
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:59 PM
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I have to ask, what is the quality of the OBX/Godspeed manifolds and WGs? After seeing a few megan manifolds on customer cars I was not impressed with the quality. Are these similar in construction?
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
I have to ask, what is the quality of the OBX/Godspeed manifolds and WGs? After seeing a few megan manifolds on customer cars I was not impressed with the quality. Are these similar in construction?
They're all the same parts, just sold under different names.
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