KKtrips Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 You know ol man Glen Becker?? Tell him KK says Hi.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 You know ol man Glen Becker??Tell him KK says Hi.. I knew him, havent talked to him in years. Got this car off my friend Ken who bought it off Becker when he decided fishing was king and wasnt going to do cars anymore. Not sure on the twin round vs twin square, i like them both so much. But my biggest concern is vroom vroom. Sadly i wont be starting to work on this for a couple of weeks as i have a friends AE86 in my garage that im rebuilding the engine on. I have been in a cast since i stacked the trueno so i have been very slow to do any progress on anything (other then stripping my car with the assistance of friends and family). So now im out of it im going to get strut right in so i can kick his car out and be done with it and bust out the welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 So up for discussion is the exhaust manifold i was supplied. Beautiful piece of art, but a fundamental problem. The wastegate will not, WILL NOT fit anywhere unless i relocate the brakes under dash with a wilwood setup similar to what KPR is running. Would you A) build a new manifold moving the turbo 50mm forward so a wastegate can fit behind it, or top mount the setup and fit wastegate under it. or jam brakes under the dash so u can keep the pretty manifold. Im opting more for making something that will work rather then modifying hydrolic lines etc to make it work. But it is such a pretty manifold... Or make something like this: Note the position more then the fact its in a tubeframe body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Can you not weld a flange onto the existing turbine housing to make it look like this: Otherwise you could just free boost it and tune to suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Where it's like a 2:1 section, couldnt you weld a pipe onto the side of that and mount the wastegate remotely? Remaking a manifold seems a shitload easier than remounting brake booster etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Where it's like a 2:1 section, couldnt you weld a pipe onto the side of that and mount the wastegate remotely?Remaking a manifold seems a shitload easier than remounting brake booster etc. I will get some photos today of possible wastegate positions to show. It will become extremely clear its going to be a bit of a problem when you see it. I agree remaking manifold is much easier then relocating brakes. I have made a few manifolds now, but ive never relocated the brakes so not sure on the difficulty level. KPR will say it was easy, but he says that about everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 +1 for plumbing the wastegate into the exhaust housing, should have enough clearance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Get a turbo with internal waste gate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr dori Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 try harder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 get someone to machine up an adaptor to fit between the turbo and the manifold. make adaptor wedge shaped so that the turbo rotates slightly anti clockwise. thus swings the turbo closer to the engine. so, fat side of the wedge adaptor will be on the left in the pic. then bore a hole in the fat side of the wedge and drill/tap holes to bolt two bolt waste gate directly to adaptor so it's nice and compact. I wonder if that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotaloyal Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 You know ol man Glen Becker??Tell him KK says Hi.. Allo kkkris! This be old man Becker. nick, if those round eyes come off that car you're a dead man and yes I am always watching.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 make it fit, angle grinder says there is room. and no pressure with old man watching over you from the internet ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Tomorrow/todays my day off so will give this a good looking to. Anyone know where i might be able to source a electrical powersteering pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 I don't suppose the manifold fits upside down? Why was it built with no allowance for waste gate in the first place? Built when motor was in a different car maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotaloyal Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Waste gate was to be plumbed off the exhaust housing right from the word go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Tomorrow/todays my day off so will give this a good looking to.Anyone know where i might be able to source a electrical powersteering pump? sw20 mr2 / trademe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 http://www.evalbum.com/tech/mr2_powersteering.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 http://www.evalbum.com/tech/mr2_powersteering.html Mmm seems a lot more involved then i want it to be. I was thinking of partial assistance from the pump by making it run one speed the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Waste gate was to be plumbed off the exhaust housing right from the word go Why is there a monster hole in the side of the collector the perfect size for the wastegate glen? I didnt even see your other post! Hows fartherhood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 http://www.evalbum.com/tech/mr2_powersteering.html Mmm seems a lot more involved then i want it to be. I was thinking of partial assistance from the pump by making it run one speed the whole time. it can't be that bad- its supposed to be very commonly done on hot rods with exposed motors etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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