rerb Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 The last major piece of my turbo bandit puzzle is the exhaust manifold. my turbo is a tf035, which doesn't fit the l proboost manifold. I've contacted big cc and a few others, and either got no response after a week or so or was told they couldn't make one at the moment. I'm pretty new to welding, and only have MIG available. would it be possible to weld up a manifold with MIG instead of TIG? making my own seems like the only option without spending $700. Thanks. Quote
clivegto Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 41 minutes ago, rerb said: The last major piece of my turbo bandit puzzle is the exhaust manifold. my turbo is a tf035, which doesn't fit the l proboost manifold. I've contacted big cc and a few others, and either got no response after a week or so or was told they couldn't make one at the moment. I'm pretty new to welding, and only have MIG available. would it be possible to weld up a manifold with MIG instead of TIG? making my own seems like the only option without spending $700. Thanks. Yes, I made these jus using a mig and angle grinder. Not the prettiest but will do the job and you get the satisfaction knowing you made them yourself. Quote
Gixer1460 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Wouldn't it be possible to cut the Proboost manifold connection off and add the correct one to suit the turbine outlet of the TF035 (not a number i'm familiar with?) All depends on the manifold material as to which process is most suitable and of course skill level! MIG is a 'ghetto' solution, TIG is more elegant with a better appearance but both will do the job! I know Sean at BigCC had most of his fabrication guys either let go or furloughed and is barely keeping the business going - I'm sure he'd welcome the work if he had staff / people to do it! Quote
rerb Posted February 23, 2021 Author Posted February 23, 2021 22 hours ago, clivegto said: Yes, I made these jus using a mig and angle grinder. Not the prettiest but will do the job and you get the satisfaction knowing you made them yourself. Good to hear. how difficult was it? I'm pretty new to welding anything, and my fab skills aren't the best Quote
rerb Posted February 23, 2021 Author Posted February 23, 2021 22 hours ago, Gixer1460 said: Wouldn't it be possible to cut the Proboost manifold connection off and add the correct one to suit the turbine outlet of the TF035 (not a number i'm familiar with?) All depends on the manifold material as to which process is most suitable and of course skill level! MIG is a 'ghetto' solution, TIG is more elegant with a better appearance but both will do the job! I know Sean at BigCC had most of his fabrication guys either let go or furloughed and is barely keeping the business going - I'm sure he'd welcome the work if he had staff / people to do it! I'll try and send him another message to see, he told me he couldn't about a month ago Quote
Gixer1460 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, rerb said: I'll try and send him another message to see, he told me he couldn't about a month ago Probably because - as I said - he hasn't got the guys to do it! Quote
rerb Posted February 23, 2021 Author Posted February 23, 2021 52 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said: Probably because - as I said - he hasn't got the guys to do it! True, he said they're booked up with full kits, in January, still gonna ask again though Quote
clivegto Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, rerb said: Good to hear. how difficult was it? I'm pretty new to welding anything, and my fab skills aren't the best Won't lie it wasn't easy. Dave Dunlop or Pete Field would probably make you some up. Quote
Reinhoud Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 This is how I did it when I put another turbo on it. Be aware, when you weld a pipe on the flange, the flange will bend because of the heat ot the welding. Therefor weld a pipe to the flange, put the pipe in a lathe and turn it flat again, then weld the pipe to the manifold Quote
Reinhoud Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 4:12 AM, clivegto said: Yes, I made these jus using a mig and angle grinder. Not the prettiest but will do the job and you get the satisfaction knowing you made them yourself. Your turbo looks even smaller then mine.. Quote
clivegto Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Reinhoud said: Your turbo looks even smaller then mine.. This one is not that big but hopefully it will make around 300hp. Quote
Reinhoud Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 On the last photo it does look bigger... Mine doesn't come close to 300hp. What size do you have? Quote
rerb Posted February 25, 2021 Author Posted February 25, 2021 Well I did the math and buying a proboost manifold + a Chinese td05 would actually be more cost effective, so I think I'll go with that, fabricating one looks pretty difficult. Thanks guys Quote
clivegto Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 19 hours ago, Reinhoud said: On the last photo it does look bigger... Mine doesn't come close to 300hp. What size do you have? Hybred vf22 have a vf23 as well. Got 260hp on my Turbo Scratcher with a tdo4l. They are titchy. 1 Quote
Reinhoud Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) @clivegto Ah, now I see the difference, your cold side is much bigger then mine. 7 hours ago, rerb said: Well I did the math and buying a proboost manifold + a Chinese td05 would actually be more cost effective, so I think I'll go with that, fabricating one looks pretty difficult. Thanks guys I would go for a 2nd hand proper brand turbo, I had a new Chinese one, wasn't that good.. Edited February 25, 2021 by Reinhoud Quote
Reinhoud Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 4:35 AM, clivegto said: Hybred vf22 have a vf23 as well. Got 260hp on my Turbo Scratcher with a tdo4l. They are titchy. Can you put another cold side on those VF turbo's? Looks that your hot side is pretty small, about the same size I have (VF20) Quote
clivegto Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 16 hours ago, Reinhoud said: Can you put another cold side on those VF turbo's? Don't know, a turbo rebuild shop made my hybrid one up for me after talking to him about the type of power and performance I wanted for my Harris build. 1 Quote
Duckndive Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 5:35 PM, clivegto said: Hybred vf22 have a vf23 as well. Got 260hp on my Turbo Scratcher with a tdo4l. They are titchy. sorry off topic question was that took at York Raceway ? Quote
clivegto Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, Duckndive said: sorry off topic question was that took at York Raceway ? Yes last summer. Quote
1260Pete1 Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 On 2/22/2021 at 4:27 PM, rerb said: The last major piece of my turbo bandit puzzle is the exhaust manifold. my turbo is a tf035, which doesn't fit the l proboost manifold. I've contacted big cc and a few others, and either got no response after a week or so or was told they couldn't make one at the moment. I'm pretty new to welding, and only have MIG available. would it be possible to weld up a manifold with MIG instead of TIG? making my own seems like the only option without spending $700. Thanks. Pm sent 1 Quote
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