hey i managed to get a 2 1/2" dump pipe off my turbo but its hard up agaist part of my radiator core !

if i left it would it melt down my radiator?
if i wrapped dump pipe in heat exhaust wrap could it sit agaisnt the radiator then ok??

thanks for your help

mike

 

you dont want it too close to the radiator because it could just break it. show us some pictures and we can make suggestions

 

its so tight i couldnt even get a pic of it a
its in a ZC DOHC turbo ef3 civic its very tight at front
its about two square inch's pushed up agaist it bending the fins

 

i take it to a muffler shop and get it fixed.

 

 

yeah that is definately too close...take it to the muffer shop or get a new down pipe.

 

so what will happen?

you wouldnt belive how useless shops are here i went to exhaust shops that all they do all day and they said they can't do it cause its to hard!! i manage to do it in 2" but i wasnt satisfied
they wont even try cause its to hard for them

 

most likely your radiator is going to break and you are going to have a lot of coolant everywhere. you dont want to wait and see what happens.

 

is this the downpipe or dumtube from the wastegate? if its the downpipe, you can clock the turbo. maybe that will move the downpipe far away enough.

 

that dont sound to good oh well thats my weekend plans sorted then
i might try get it at least 5mm away from it or 1/4" what ever it is in inch thing

 

when you clock it only the compressor case will move cause exhaust side is bolted to manifold.

yeah its the dump pipe

thanks any ways

help is much appreciated

 

really? i never really looked at it. mine was all clocked and ready cuz i got it used. good luck

 

The way you have that picture, it is not the dump tube. It is the downpipe, the one that comes directly off the turbine side of the turbo and bolts to your cat (or where the cat should be, if your running a test pipe).

 

can you just get the half style radiator from civic.

 

i could but i dont have much money left now but i dont wana go swaping radiators they quite a bit smaller to and i dont wanna reduce cooling etc... i dunno i'll just hit the down tube with hammer so it doesnt touch

 

is there a way to reduce the space from the down pipe and the radiator by adjusting the radiator brackets?

 

why did you get a 2 1/2 inches? Just get 1 1/2 that should give more clearance.

 

to,
Don't forget about motor movment in the engine bay aswell, you wouldn't want it to breat the RAD. you could use a different Rad aswell maybe 2 smaller ones, depending on what the car is used for. what kind of room is under the bend?
cheers,
yarrow t

 

hi
not much room any where but adjusting radiator brackets sounds real good tho.
yeah engine movement how much should i allow for that?

but changing it from 2 1/2" to 1 1/2" thats crazy!!!!

 

do as much as you can

 

i think he ment downpipe not dumptube

 

oops me dumb

thanks for help guys i'll modify them brackets and see how i go

 

why not just put a spacer in there in the meantime. wrap it up. try to tilt the radiator more. use a flex pipe and point it elsewhere temporarily. for the love of gawd fix it. i saw someone that had an open dump tube blowing directly on the radiator

 

let us know how it went?

 

hey guys i fixed up pipe it was like 2mm away but then i thought stuff it and went and brought a eg half radiator
https://honda-tech.com./zerothread?id=855035

thanks for all the help guys