milkman2k52

Goddamnit I asked earlier and I dont think i got an answer. What technique is it when amanifold or header looks like its been cut up and welded back together.? I'll try to find a pic. Oh and how does the flow compare?

Brad

Dude, you answered your own damn question! It's called WELDING! There is no special name technique. It's called not having a mandrel bender or not using a madrel bender and making the bends by cutting up pipe and welding it back together!

Zero R

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There is a big difference between refurbed turbo's and manifold, and new turbo's and manifold. I personally don't care for reworked turbo's they usually seem to have problems of some kind.

milkman2k52

So basically the only way to have it done is to go to a shop and have it custom fabricated?

Zero R

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Yep

milkman2k52

???

smerkinseven

i really wish this kit would come with external wastegates!!! i love that sound!!!

Poweraxel

it could ...but the cost would be alot higher and pluming of the wastegates is a big problem with the limited amount of room we have there..actually the internal gates are fine... the HKS/border twin kits both use these turbos with the internal wastegates

Steve

Zero R

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???

milkman2k52

whats with the wink? is there any other way to obtain it?

91fct2

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milkman2k52 when a manifold or header is cut up and welded back together it is because the material that was used is titanium and is extreamly hard to bend at that thickness it is mainly done in japan on their race cars because it is very light and notice that it is always unfinished (also for weight)

capt. bill1

"milkman2k52 when a manifold or header is cut up and welded back together it is because the material that was used is titanium and is extreamly hard to bend at that thickness it is mainly done in japan on their race cars because it is very light and notice that it is always unfinished (also for weight)"

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

milkman2k52

Thank you 91fc. So it's because the titanium is too thin to bend or too thick? I'm guessing thin for there are some disadvantages to running thicker manifolds/headers.

artguy

whats new with this thread???

lots o chatter...no new info????

j

milkman2k52

hasnt been any new info for a good while now.

YayeR

^bump where's the updates at? have you guys abandoned the project or what? I love that Border-Racing kit, i was excited to hear you guys were reproducing something like it. It'd be sad to hear you guys gave up

A-Spec Tuning

We haven't given anything up,we will have this kit out by spring, just like we promised. Poweraxel gets the first kit once all the bugs are worked out.

Thanks,Sean

YayeR

I'd definitely like to see one(or more) at the rx7 revolution

artguy

yep...i dont want to be the only ball bearing twin car out there.

get to it boys!!!!


j

Beast From The East

<cough> You're not </cough>

Don't forget about me.

However, these are not stock manifold twins, and I believe there are a few Aussies/Kiwis and the Hit Man (maybe?) who have custom manifold twin turbo solutions already. Kevein Wyum also has a custom twin solution.

It's great to see the new developments that have occured over the last year. Pretty exciting for everyone, both singles and twins.

Beast

PS - just found out my wideband isn't accurate during dataloging due to a floating ground. Was running high 11 afrs at 16 psi (eeek). No wonder the car was so fast.

I'm back to pig rich until I get my ground rewired.

artguy

beast...i was talking about rx7 revolution...the sort of sevenstock at a race track event coming up in BFE "indiananapolis". haha..i wish the cali guys would all come out there for it.

was there not a software update that deals with the grounding difference? Someone mentioned something to that effect...but then again its two am and I am sleepy as hell.

I

j

Beast From The East

The software was enhanced to properly calculate based on the ground issue, but I need to move my ground wire and activate the right calculation switch on the software. Then I'll be accurate when I log.

In the mean time, I just did another run and 'eyeballed' my maps back to 10.5 ~11 at p19 without logging and just watching my display (I have some steep grades on the highway so I can hold cells under boost for long enough to just use the commander), so I'm good again. I've also disconnected my smog pump activation switch and did some idle and na smoothing. I think I'm up with SPO now - no traction at all in second, wants to break loose in third. I gotta find a local dynojet - I just posted on the West Coast forum to see where the nearest local one is so I can get comparisons to SPO. I'm gonna be pissed if I am over 400 on a dynojet - I could have beat him. Oh, well.

SPOautos

Well, maybe you wont make 400 then you wont be pissed

LOL

j/k

Oh yea, go to Dynojets website and there is a section with all the Dynojets listed. You can enter you zip in there and find all the shop close to you. You have any idea what mph you'r traping in the 1/4? It your over 400 it should be low 120's

Later,
STEPHEN