1baddturbosi

got a new spoolin-performance log manifold but the manifold wont line up with the exhaust side of the turbo. what do i do??

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take a pic

1baddturbosi

i have a few pics, how do i post them???

A.E Motoring

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email them to me and ill post them for you

1baddturbosi

ok, just a sec

Schister66

what kind of turbo are you using?

1baddturbosi

a 57 trim t3/t4

A.E Motoring

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looks like u need to flip the turbo around, and get a new down pipe made, or knotch the webbing of the block,but even that looks like it wont clear

VRD^don

looks like a simple clocking of the turbo should do..and cut the webbing off the block..

1baddturbosi

all i need to do is move the exhaust side up just a bit. can i do that???

Boilermaker1

I'd say put the turbo on the manifold, then put the DP on and clock the cold side so it clears everything.
Was the DP made to work with that manifold? It looks like its gonna come out goofy when you get the turbo on the flange.

1baddturbosi

no. the dp was made for the turbo. so loosen the bolts on the compressor side & it should turn???

SovXietday

Loosen the bolts on the exhaust side and it will turn as well.

1baddturbosi

ok, will the compressor side move???

bellsdelsol

It actually looks like the DP might be 90deg off. Unbolt the downpipe, get the turbo clocked so you can bolt the turbo onto the manifold, then try to attach the downpipe. Although if the downpipe wasnt built for the turbo manifold then it may not mate up right.

dpetro1

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turbos are universal. you need to make sure you have a mani and dp made to work together. as mentioned above the turbo can be rotated. you should have gotten a dp when you ordered the spoolin mani. what mani were you using previosuly??

1baddturbosi

i pieced together the whole kit. the old manifold was cheap & people said they cracked easy, so i spent $350 on this simple & very nicely made manifold.

Boilermaker1

if that setup was based off another manifold then you're gonna need to make a new DP, or at least a new top elbow for it, and probably redo the first charge pipe section as well. The manifold controls the placement of everything that connects to the turbo.

SovXietday

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Not if you loosen the bolts on the exhaust housing. Doing that will allow you to rotate the exhaust housing only. If you loosen the bolts on the compressor housing that housing will move, if you loosen the bolts on both sides you can adjust everything (compressor, CHRA, exhaust housing) independently, but it's easier to do one at a time.

boostedcivicsir

if the down pipe is oriented correctly, clocking will not allow the flanges to meet. unless it is v banded. if it is studded and bolted, the exh flange can not be clocked independently to the down pipe flange.

IF the flange on the dp is studded and IF thats how it is bolted up, chances are that the flange will have to be cut off, repositioned, to allow the mani flange to meet the turbine inlet.

u n v kenny

I'm having the same problem.

Shave the webbing, and part of the block where the serial number is, and clock your turbo around some.

1baddturbosi

but on sunday im having it tuned. so im thinking for the time ill put the old manifold back on have the aem tuned, then fix the downpipe & install the new manifold.

would there be any issues doing that???

Boilermaker1

changing the manifold is likely to throw the tune.

SovXietday

Clock the turbo first. If you are able to clock it 90 degrees or so the downpipe will still mate up correctly with the turbo since you have a standard 4 bolt housing.

If not, have a friend who can weld drop by, cut the dp as close as you can to the flange, and reweld it in the correct direction.

Honestly, not that hard.

B18C1CYA

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