Originally posted by SE-RMadness LOL thanx.. Maybe you can help me and my friend. Tomorrow he is dropping in his GTI-R engine but he need the wiring diagram.. Can you help?
I don't have the straight up diagram, but it is pretty straight foward, almost plug and play. It's been 3 years since I did it so I forgot the little details. It was easy to figure out though.
Thanx, I will post the Pitures tomorrow. You an check my car out Under members rides... bak to topic lol... Will they come out with that Tri header thing?
That is a nice looking turbo kit, the header is nice, but it gives me the jidders. Notice how it is welded down the middle basically cutting the pipes and forming them to make a 4 into one or in this case two into one type collector, that is nice and all but has a tendency to crack. If I remember correctly when I was na the HOTSHOTs header I use to have cracked in that exact same location. As long as the weight of the turbo is supported by a nice brace, and the downpipe has significant clearance from bottoming out, not too much stress will be put on the manifold giving it a good chance of survival. But all and all it looks like a nice possibly affordable kit. I give it a thumbs up!!!
The Hotshot manifold is made from 321 Stainless. Most tubular turbo manifolds are made from 304. 321 is much more crack resistant than any stainless alloy. It is also a lot more expensive, so Hotshot so be given a lot of credit for taking this type of step.
Your Hotshot header than cracked was made from mild steel. 321 is much more exotic.
Rob, I am aware of what 321 stainless steel is, it contains a higher nickel content then 304, it's not that much more expensive, 304 ubends go for about 24-26, 321 go for about 36, no big deal. Matter of fact the header going on my car is made from 321 aswell, I was considering inconel but im not that bling bling. 321 is aircraft grade stainless steel, it has amazing heat properties, but depending on how it is welded it can still crack And what I see in that photo can potentially be a problem.
I intentionally sent Louis a manifold with no support brackets, and without segmenting the head flange. We want to see where (and if) it will fail first. I figured Luis would be a good candidate for torture testing He knows he got the first one with the stipulation that he is helping us test, and in the event something fails, we'll do a one-day turnaround and repair/add aupport, etc.. I really appreciate what Louis is doing, because we can't really have a bunch of company cars to do testing on, and most customers wouldn't be willing to install a product without a proven record. That aside, I'm really anxious to see what it does on the dyno/track
Originally posted by psshhgoesmysr20 Rob, I am aware of what 321 stainless steel is, it contains a higher nickel content then 304, it's not that much more expensive, 304 ubends go for about 24-26, 321 go for about 36, no big deal
That's 50% more expensive. That's a big deal, IMO.
That's 50% more expensive. That's a big deal, IMO.
When you are building a trick manifold like that, the labor is the big cost, a 50% increse in that amount of material is not that important, I would rather have the better material myself.
Well thats special, but lets not bring out the red carpet just yet untill it's First proven, and 2nd find out how much they are going to sell it for . Andris, don't think I'm knocking your work but a few things I would recommend would be a brace for the turbo, and a brace for the wg if they are running it to vent to the atmosphere (Vibration heaven) I am curious as to why you took two pipes of the same ID and formed them into one pipe also the same ID. Also how it wraps around then back up, thats a lot of weight resting on the manifold in that position, If their is not enough clearence with the downpipe and the ground, and bottoming out does occur you may have problems with cracking. Just from what I've observed, and experienced.
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That's 50% more expensive. That's a big deal, IMO.
And what I see in that photo can potentially be a problem.
. Andris, don't think I'm knocking your work but a few things I would recommend would be a brace for the turbo, and a brace for the wg if they are running it to vent to the atmosphere (Vibration heaven) I am curious as to why you took two pipes of the same ID and formed them into one pipe also the same ID. Also how it wraps around then back up, thats a lot of weight resting on the manifold in that position, If their is not enough clearence with the downpipe and the ground, and bottoming out does occur you may have problems with cracking. Just from what I've observed, and experienced.
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