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Old 08-13-2009, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by flatblack
My car had a 6-1 Header on it when I bought it.

Alright. Do you know WHY a 6-1 Header has really long equal length tubes?

Better flow, less turns, favorable back pressure. Good for N/A applications.

Do you know why a turbo exhaust manifold only has one outlet right out of the head? Turbos use the heat from exhaust gases [which are hottest right after exiting the head] as well as the pressure of the gases leaving the head to spin the turbine in the hot side of the turbo. The 'opening' is a 'T3' port that will accept most turbos with a T3 flange.

AFTER the exhaust gases exit the hot side of the turbo, the less back pressure the better. If there is a lot of back pressure it can slow the turbine wheel down.

You are talking about two completely different things here and you're trying to make an argument over something that you MISREAD.
It wasn't misread, it was misleading. Also, having never seen a turbo manifold, there's no way for me to know why it would not work for my application.

Anyways. I think I've gathered all the useful information I have the patience to gather from reading between posts to make my decisions.

KA TB + ported intake + larger AFM for now. This should give me some experience with modifying/tuning parts, if only that. Those parts can be found cheap at a yard, so no real loss of funds.
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Old 08-13-2009, 03:41 PM
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sounds like fun...have fun with that. hope you have a idea on what afm you need though. could go with ms and do without it
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Old 08-13-2009, 04:15 PM
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Either a Cressida AFM w/ the controller swapped in (really easy from the How To I read) or one off a Turbo Z
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Old 08-13-2009, 09:08 PM
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just so you know, most of the screws holding all the electronic crap in place are usually VERY tight, and you could end up rounding out the screws and spend alot of time trying to undo them and possibly messing up the circuit board or the connector

and sorry for the misleading comment on the turbo manifold, I cleared it up in a later post, but it got bumped back by hoov and bojo who seem to try and trash every thread they enter <_<
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Old 08-13-2009, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by PurePontiacKid
and sorry for the misleading comment on the turbo manifold, I cleared it up in a later post, but it got bumped back by hoov and bojo who seem to try and trash every thread they enter <_<
this is not the first thread or forum Bojo has dumped his blathering retardom into and been banned from.

He made a whole 14 posts before being banned from HybridZ
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Originally Posted by PurePontiacKid
just so you know, most of the screws holding all the electronic crap in place are usually VERY tight, and you could end up rounding out the screws and spend alot of time trying to undo them and possibly messing up the circuit board or the connector

and sorry for the misleading comment on the turbo manifold, I cleared it up in a later post, but it got bumped back by hoov and bojo who seem to try and trash every thread they enter <_<
Yeah...I've dealt with worse while taking hard drives apart. :P I'm sure I'll get it out without too much stress. Thanks for the heads up though. :P
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Old 08-13-2009, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by skib
this is not the first thread or forum Bojo has dumped his blathering retardom into and been banned from.

He made a whole 14 posts before being banned from HybridZ
Yes, but it would just be nice if everyone would just ignore him when he came into a topic about his 7 second car that he built for $2k, we all know it's not true, so why get in an argument over it?
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Old 08-13-2009, 10:06 PM
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lol he said hes gonna show to the show im hosting in 2 weeks, lol maybe ill get to see this amazing Z he keeps talking about
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Old 08-13-2009, 10:37 PM
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Old 08-13-2009, 10:47 PM
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Record it for me if he comes! Or record it and upload to youtube XD let the world see
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Old 08-14-2009, 01:06 AM
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cool, he may have had a inkling of common sense and decided to leave.
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:48 AM
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how to mod the KA24 linkage to fit your stock stuff

http://www.graytechsoftware.com/garage/tbs_linkage.asp
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:34 AM
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Hmm. Think it would be worth it to cut off the stock plenum off the intake and port out the runners then weld a bigger tube onto the runners? I have a spare intake laying around...Along with a good sized metal tube (kinda like the lonewolf ones look like)
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Old 08-14-2009, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueKitsune
Hmm. Think it would be worth it to cut off the stock plenum off the intake and port out the runners then weld a bigger tube onto the runners? I have a spare intake laying around...Along with a good sized metal tube (kinda like the lonewolf ones look like)
I have a Log style intake in the works, Ill put up some pics a little later.

if your going to go threw the trouble of welding a new plenum on then you should hack the runners off and make new ones too. Ill go into some more detail when I have pics up for visual reference
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Originally Posted by skib
I have a Log style intake in the works, Ill put up some pics a little later.

if your going to go threw the trouble of welding a new plenum on then you should hack the runners off and make new ones too. Ill go into some more detail when I have pics up for visual reference
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by skib
I have a Log style intake in the works, Ill put up some pics a little later.

if your going to go threw the trouble of welding a new plenum on then you should hack the runners off and make new ones too. Ill go into some more detail when I have pics up for visual reference
So the intake plenum is for mixing the air/gas under pressure before it goes through the runners into the intake, right?

I've noticed a lot of plenums are square, would a rounded plenum not be better pressure-wise?
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by awilkie
So the intake plenum is for mixing the air/gas under pressure before it goes through the runners into the intake, right?
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I've noticed a lot of plenums are square, would a rounded plenum not be better pressure-wise?
yes and no, a square plenum isnt as efficient, but theres nothing to do with pressure.
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snappin some pics atm
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snappin some pics atm
Awesome, can't wait to see lol
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a buddy of mine started making this and Im gonna finish it and mod it to work on the turbo car.


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gonna change the TB plate. smooth out all the welds, and port all the runners.
and I might have to angle the mouth out at an angle to squeeze the IC piping in

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Old 08-14-2009, 09:06 PM
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Damn, Compared to that Mines going to look a little half assed ^^" As the only thing I have to weld with for that is a brazer. That and Im probably keeping the runners thats already on it. Maybe. I just dont want to have to fabricate a new throttle linkage
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Old 08-14-2009, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueKitsune
Damn, Compared to that Mines going to look a little half assed ^^" As the only thing I have to weld with for that is a brazer. That and Im probably keeping the runners thats already on it. Maybe. I just dont want to have to fabricate a new throttle linkage

lol a brazer is not gonna fly for an aluminum intake

what are you having to make new linkage for?
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Old 08-14-2009, 09:17 PM
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lol a brazer is not gonna fly for an aluminum intake

what are you having to make new linkage for?
****...

And If I cut it like you did I would have to reweld the linkage back on which may be a pain.
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Old 08-14-2009, 09:19 PM
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lmao......^^^^^
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lmao......^^^^^
What? I cant afford a tig or a good mig....
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