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Perhaps a noob question, but what's the advantage of running vband vs conventional flange?
I often see conventional turbo flanges loosening themselves after a while, will vband help with this?
I often see conventional turbo flanges loosening themselves after a while, will vband help with this?
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ive never had a v band come loose. they use a lock type nut on them, and i cant complain how much easier everything is to work on/ & fab.
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Re: vband (Pompiuses)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pompiuses »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Does vband flanges come in 3"? I was told by a shop that if I want vband on my turbo and downpipe it have to be 2.5".....?
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Depending on what kind of room you have you can weld a 3" vband directly to your turbo housing. As far as the shop goes. Maybe there is no room for a 3"?
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Depending on what kind of room you have you can weld a 3" vband directly to your turbo housing. As far as the shop goes. Maybe there is no room for a 3"?
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another "noob" question...
are there any turbos that are v band compatible by default or does the hot side of the turbo need to be swapped out?
seems to me v band setups would generally be prone to leakage but I don't have any personal experience with them so who knows.
are there any turbos that are v band compatible by default or does the hot side of the turbo need to be swapped out?
seems to me v band setups would generally be prone to leakage but I don't have any personal experience with them so who knows.
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Re: (DANinja)
you can run v band on anything if you have the room. My turbo comes with a 4 bolt, and they make a conversion from the 4 bolt to 3" v-band. It's ALOT easier to work on.
Some turbos come with them, usually the larger turbos it's standard b/c they run larger downpipes. I run a full 3" exhaust and when you tear down motors alot the v-band conversion is nice cuz it's alot quicker, and they never come loose like the bolt flanges
Some turbos come with them, usually the larger turbos it's standard b/c they run larger downpipes. I run a full 3" exhaust and when you tear down motors alot the v-band conversion is nice cuz it's alot quicker, and they never come loose like the bolt flanges
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Re: (SIXTY-1HATCH)
most of the new precision turbos are going the vband route thy have them on the sc61 sc50 and few othr models now.
atp alos makes a stg 3 t31 vband housing
atp alos makes a stg 3 t31 vband housing
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