Just wondering if some of you had some input on the proper ways to brace a ramhorn manifold. the manifold i own was a one off by a guy with little skill. it is all sch40 material tho but a little bracing might help add to the life of the manifold.



thanks for your input

-Luke

 

unless he cant weld, at all, you probably dont have to worry about it. sch40 is super mad jdm overkill

 

thats good to hear. he wasn't the best welder(new to it at the time) but it was done 220 arc. some of them looked decent, others were pretty blah.

 

if you are looking to brace it, brace the Turbo, not the manifold. If you brace the mani it will crack. Brace the turbo, and you are golden.

 

They are both mounted together solidly, what's the difference?

 

like alot of people do that brace from the manifold flange to the turbo flange, like the SSAC ****. that doesn't allow the manifold to expand/contract, and it'll crack. If you bolt a support from the front of the engine block to the turbo, you'll have much greater success.

 

thanks for the suggestion. i'll look into fabbing something for that