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What have you done to make ur turbo headers fit?

Posted: December 31st, 2010, 10:22 pm
by pile_of_Rd1
I recently have aquired a turbo kit with the old style ebay headers. I have a good idea on how to make them work but seeing what people have done to make them work?

I am not trying mod the crossmember or do anything with the mounts... So anybody got any pics???

Re: What have you done to make ur turbo headers fit?

Posted: December 31st, 2010, 10:29 pm
by solo_ryder
Depending on what kinda kit you got yo may have no choice but to mod the crossmember. If it looks like your pipes will not fit without modding the X-member then you probably have to reshape the crossmember or mod the pipes somehow.

But it all depends on the kit you got. Im sure someone else will chime in

Re: What have you done to make ur turbo headers fit?

Posted: December 31st, 2010, 10:32 pm
by johnmx3ze
i bolted the headers on both sides (loose) then i bolted the collector pipe (loose) then i tighted everything up...

i had to get the T3 flange up 1 inch higher to get the turbo compressor to clear the frame...

then the worse is the freaking down pipe! just mod as you go to make it fit...

and you WILL have to mod the crossmember... modifying the xmember will also protect your pipes down there, if you ever hit/scrape a bump! like me im dropped plus the low pipes it scrapes alot...

good luck!

Re: What have you done to make ur turbo headers fit?

Posted: December 31st, 2010, 10:38 pm
by pile_of_Rd1
Ide rather mod the pipes then the crossmember... Im not trying to go under either, but I also noticed that the y pipe before the collector is really small so I dont really feel bad redoing that part at all...

Do you have any pics of your modded cm?

Re: What have you done to make ur turbo headers fit?

Posted: December 31st, 2010, 11:41 pm
by pile_of_Rd1
alright well its looking like modding the crossmember is the only good idea lol..

Re: What have you done to make ur turbo headers fit?

Posted: January 1st, 2011, 3:35 pm
by johnmx3ze
so here i got the pics of the hotpipes...

MY IPHONE SUCKS a-- for pics... couldn't find my other camera with all the moving and stuff...

anyways i hope it helps, here it is...

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and heres a pic of my charge pipe that you asked me

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and here the oil pan tapped incase you need it...
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and heres the whole engine bay...
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hope it helps... :S when ill change my turbo (soon) ill take better pics in case anyone else needs them!

Re: What have you done to make ur turbo headers fit?

Posted: January 1st, 2011, 7:26 pm
by pile_of_Rd1
I bolted all my crap on, this is all exactly the way they came.. I will post up pics when i get the crossmember modded. Now im in need of a set of AWR mounts..


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and intercooler thats gunna be run...

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