My turbo V6 almost done, pics

[Tyler17rose]

the VAF seems like its really restrictive.

[mx3man83]

Originally posted by rebel2k4:

Originally posted by mx3man83:
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See the rectangular flange? On your turbo, did you just manipulate the end of the pipe to weld onto the flange?

Ahh okay I see. that is a standard 4 bolt rectangle T3 flange. My turbo has the 3 bolt triangular Grand national flange, I just picked one up from an exhaust shop and welded it on.No pipe bending necessary.

ehh...I think your missing the question...you say you have a triangular flange, well did you bend the end of the pipe to look like a triangle and then weld it to the flange? Or did you buy the entire flange/pipe and just weld the round part of the pipe onto your existing piping? I think i said that clearly...

[rebel2k4]

A picture says a thousand words...

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see the inlet flange? It's the grand national style, not your standard t3 rectangle.

[mx3man83]

I gotcha, thanks for the pics. Made it much more clear. Appreciate it.

[rebel2k4]

Heres a pic of the painted and wrapped pipes, along with my flex section. Looks a little better eh?

I've been running them for a week now and the paint is holding up great.

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[babyblueMX3]

they look very nice man ..
I will folow you guys soon..I started to buy my parts..I just bought this intercooler off probetalk..looks nice huh..28x9.5x2.5
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[rebel2k4]

Hell yeah man thats a very nice intercooler!
I am relocating my battery and making some new charge pipes this week. I bought all silicone couplings and transition pieces. Should turn out nice.

I am also looking to find a WRX hood scoop. I am going to install it and have my hood resprayed so it looks nice and clean.

[goldsberry1]

hey hows everything going with this project? any new pictures? i'm getting ready to start mine sometime soon. i guess i'm just nervous about starting it.
your from loveland? in about 2 weeks i'm going out to colorado springs for a few days. would love to see it in person.

[manowar821]

HEY, you ever thought about mounting the IC on the top of the engine? Like they do to the WRX. Get a hood scoop and cut a hole.. BANG, Nice *** IC setup.
Heh, just a thought.

[NOTHING]

this is prolly a stupid question but r u usin your factory exaust manifolds?

[rebel2k4]

Originally posted by goldy1:
hey hows everything going with this project? any new pictures? i'm getting ready to start mine sometime soon. i guess i'm just nervous about starting it.
your from loveland? in about 2 weeks i'm going out to colorado springs for a few days. would love to see it in person.

At the moment the car died. I think its a disty prob, no spark. Been diagnosing it for awhile now and thats pretty much my conclusion. Car hasnt ran in about a month.

There was one new pic of the new charge pipe I made. I started a thread and I think its on this page or #2 of this forum.
CO springs is about 3 hrs from me however I would consider taking a stop by there if I have it running by then and give you a ride in it and whatnot. hit me up on PM when the time comes near.


I doubt a top mount IC would fit. might be able to make it work but currently the car doesnt run so my focuses are shifted. I dont think Ill ever go through with it and intercool it. I have another builder car in mind, another 1st gen MX6 or probe GT

[ltjrunner]

awsome work man...love seeing this get done.

a top mount ic might work a lil better than a fmic. 1-hoods are easy to modify 2-i am looking at how your piping is ran already, i can see many many tight fits and possibly more holes being made to make it work and long piping. the top mount might give you a little bit of shorter piping and mounting it shouldnt be too difficult.

again, mad props, and good luck with gettin the problem fixed.

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