My Single Kit

Nice bits and choice of parts

Gaz.

It's amazing how many hours you can while away seeing how fast you can twiddle it

And after you can play with the turbo

Nice set up Nic, I'd get someone to fabricate a support for the turbo though, and the `gate. I am running the same turbo on my Skyline as soon as I can make some free time to fit the damned thing!

Nice set up Nic, I'd get someone to fabricate a support for the turbo though, and the `gate.

Chris, how would you suggest I do the supports? Do you have any pics you could post? I have a friend whose a welder, so if I had a pic I'm sure he could knock something up for me.

cheers

Nic you will want some struts welded in with some quality 321 grade aluminium similar to the Turbo xs manifold Homer used

Pretty sure this aluminium would be fine unles chris says otherwise

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9753/forum11xe4.jpg

hope you dont mind me using your pic homer

From Chris's previous posts I think he means a support for the turbo and wategate section from somewhere other than the manifold, like the block.

I really don't think those supports on the XS power manifold make much difference since they're solid (I.e could promote cracking in other areas).

You need rose jointed links, either from above or below, so expansion and movement is possible. I have some pics of how the F1 boys got over cracking back in the eighties when they ran turbo 1500 cc engines. Even Inconel was cracking until they supported the tuebo and wastegate. See ftp://ftp.chriswilson.tv/F1_turbo for some pics. You MUST allow movement though, I dont think Mikes idea will work too well, sorry.

You need rose jointed links, either from above or below, so expansion and movement is possible. I have some pics of how the F1 boys got over cracking back in the eighties when they ran turbo 1500 cc engines. Even Inconel was cracking until they supported the tuebo and wastegate. See ftp://ftp.chriswilson.tv/F1_turbo for some pics. You MUST allow movement though, I dont think Miles idea will work too well, sorry.

great idea will look into making one of them when I start my install.

If the manifold it wrapped will this not increase the chances of it cracking?

The last of the parts arrived today from Powerhouse Racing. I'm impressed with the quality, the down pipe and mid pipe are both HPC Coated stainless steel and all vband fittings look very substantial.

1. PHR 4" Down Pipe & Mid Pipe Kit (including vband clamps)

2. PHR 4" Vband to 2 bolt adapter (adapter to convert vband to fit my ARC exhaust)

3. PHR Dump/Screamer Pipe

4. PHR 4" Air Intake Kit (K&N filter, intake pipe, silicon joints and fasteners).

5. PHR Intercooler Pipe Kit (IC pipe to connect to HKS Type R Intercooler, plus silicon joints and fasteners).

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/8285/phrsinglepartslr7.jpg

And a pic of the complete kit (minus oil and water lines)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2994/cimg0004ur0.jpg

Porn....very nice Nic

Now wrap that up and send to me....hehe

Hi nic great build thread wish you al the best pal:)

Just curious the kit you orders where did you get it from?

Also you mentioned it will run on hks fcon v pro? Ecu?

I'm weighing up the poss of a conversion on my na supra auto, superchagring or turbo lol

Cheers

Hi nic great build thread wish you al the best pal:)

Just curious the kit you orders where did you get it from?

Also you mentioned it will run on hks fcon v pro? Ecu?

I'm weighing up the poss of a conversion on my na supra auto, superchagring or turbo lol

Cheers

You do know this thread is 6 years old right?

Lol it maybe but still interested

How comes it never got finished? Lol

6+ years later and Nic didnt update the thread so im thinking it may not have been finished lol

From my understanding, he built the car to almost 600hp but it was stolen in Hong Kong..