turbocad's custom fx
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hey hey brother, wow, haven't seen you round in ages man, hope alls been well...
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I was supposed to get all my stainless steel to build my headers on friday but it never showed up :frown: I did get final positioning of the engine & turbo's though & built the mounting brackets for them. the top brace in the photo is just for measuring & support until there actually bolted in, then that comes off & stays off. I built the support brackets with header expansion in mind & designed them to allow flexing while still bearing the load & handling the weight . I positioned them in a way that the headers will have as short of a tube run as possible while keeping all of the other tubing in the whole intake tract also as short as possible & everything with smooth transitions & no sharp bends. I'm trying to keep everything as short & straight as possible & nothing at all with over a 90deg bend, most everything even less than 90deg & everything symetrical & even as possible. every bend adds resistance & pressure drop & reduces efficiency. a setup like this should have really quick throttle response & cut down on lag while really working well at the top end too. should also have relatively little pressure drop & be very efficient...
I think I have room for 3" downpipes & thinking of trying to do 3" open dumps right behind the front wheels for the dragstrip
the room to work with for headers
this is what I have in mind for intercooling. setting them back a bit will allow me to get good flow threw them with a front facia opening that's even smaller than the core itself by ducting them. having an intercooler is one thing but having good airflow is another, I'll build the nose around these with airflow built into the design & also keeping good colling system effiency & airflow for the radiator & oil coolers too...
---------- Post added at 02:53 AM ---------- Previous post was Yesterday at 06:34 PM ----------
I was supposed to get all my stainless steel to build my headers on friday but it never showed up :frown: I did get final positioning of the engine & turbo's though & built the mounting brackets for them. the top brace in the photo is just for measuring & support until there actually bolted in, then that comes off & stays off. I built the support brackets with header expansion in mind & designed them to allow flexing while still bearing the load & handling the weight . I positioned them in a way that the headers will have as short of a tube run as possible while keeping all of the other tubing in the whole intake tract also as short as possible & everything with smooth transitions & no sharp bends. I'm trying to keep everything as short & straight as possible & nothing at all with over a 90deg bend, most everything even less than 90deg & everything symetrical & even as possible. every bend adds resistance & pressure drop & reduces efficiency. a setup like this should have really quick throttle response & cut down on lag while really working well at the top end too. should also have relatively little pressure drop & be very efficient...
I think I have room for 3" downpipes & thinking of trying to do 3" open dumps right behind the front wheels for the dragstrip
the room to work with for headers
this is what I have in mind for intercooling. setting them back a bit will allow me to get good flow threw them with a front facia opening that's even smaller than the core itself by ducting them. having an intercooler is one thing but having good airflow is another, I'll build the nose around these with airflow built into the design & also keeping good colling system effiency & airflow for the radiator & oil coolers too...
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Incredible, John!!! We'll all be watching your work!!! I love the feel of turbo when it kicks in (turbos for you). Lucky!
Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
stu, most if not all normal turbo's are clockwise rotation, even when doing twins. to do what your talking about would take a special custom reverse rotation turbo on one side. would add about 4k to the price & servicability & upgradability after would also be a nightmare... this is the only practical way to do it really
Meh...Seen one custom, hand-built, one-off twin turbo kit with DE-to-HR motor swap, custom paint job, MB side signal mirror equipped, 09 grille wearing, custom stagger rimmed, one-off coilovered and cut-springed, 10.4" touchscreened, paddle shifter retrofitted, interior swapped FX...you've seen them all.
I'm following your work with baited breath, turbo! Thanks for sharing with us!
I'm following your work with baited breath, turbo! Thanks for sharing with us!
Meh...Seen one custom, hand-built, one-off twin turbo kit with DE-to-HR motor swap, custom paint job, MB side signal mirror equipped, 09 grille wearing, custom stagger rimmed, one-off coilovered and cut-springed, 10.4" touchscreened, paddle shifter retrofitted, interior swapped FX...you've seen them all.
and all because some doctor's daughter crashed his fx. Nothing but fate, turbo!
So does that mean each turbo can only be used on the side it's on? It just seems to me that if these two turbos are identical, then one will be spinning the opposite direction. Maybe it will make more sense once I see all the plumbing in there. I think it's just that I don't know enough about how turbos work to realize that they are positioned correctly. :frown:
They are identical and facing the same direction. Ie, the "cold side" is facing forward on both.
Ok I think it makes sense now. I think I actually understood it fine, but was confusing myself with something.
yeah, stu, the housings both front & rear can rotate so the turbo gets clocked to the position you need it to be depending on where & how it's mounted, but the turbo's are identical twins not mirror imaged. they both work exactly the same, but because they are actually different in relation to the side there on that makes keeping everything else otherwise symmetrical extremely tough. took a lot of playing with position & several different bracket schemes to reach the point of them now being symmetrical side to side despite the obvious differences... this will also make the header building fun
& rich, wow, you pretty much covered it, forgot the big brakes though
& rich, wow, you pretty much covered it, forgot the big brakes though
got my stainless steel today, pulled the engine back out & started mocking up the tubing... looks like I'll be able to do equal length with ~16" primary tubes, one under then one over then the last right thru the center... might try to move the collector a little closer to the turbo but need to leave room for the wastegate too, it should be closer though but this is a good start, moving the collector won't alter the equal length, just add evenly to the primary length's
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