Well, i thought i was ready to finally finish my Vitara piston'd setup in 1-2 weeks..Lil i knew we were going to encounter some problems..After getting my turbo we decided to put the manifold and turbine in the car to check if we were going to have clearance issues..
To my surprise my "AC" manifold seems to not be as AC friendly as we thought.

There is no problem with the Condenser or Stock Fan but the space between the turbo and the AC compressor seem minimal to the point where i dont think that even a 2.5" DP will fit, or atleast it'll be a really tight fit, if it fits.. Im doing a 3" downpipe and i already ordered all the stuff from Kteller.

So here are some pics.. Test fited the Starion FMIC and it fits like if it was meant to be there. ..Maybe painting it black to hide it a lil.


Now on to the ISSUES!!!
My provisional manifold while i could get something better... CODY!! Seems like I will be ordering a MiniMe from you in the next week



Seems like there is barely 3" of clearance fron the turbo to the AC compressor..

Beter view...


And lastly..The turbo compressor rest on the block,touching it (pic is not rotated...sorry)

 

2.5" then flare to a 3" should be no problem... looks good btw

 

what size turbo is that? T25? T28?

 

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2.5" then flare to a 3" should be no problem... looks good btw</TD></TR></TABLE>
I dont think it will fit...I measured a lil with an intake tube i had and even w/o the T3 flange in there it does not fit.The flange for the T3 is almost 1/2" thick so i got exactly around 2.5" clearance..It will hit the compressor

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That is a T3 Super 60 Sir

 

that is really tight. I had to cheat the hell out of a 2.5" bend with a 4" radius to get it by my compressor. I had 4" of clearance. Have you tried turning the turbo around on the manifold, or does it stick out too far?

 

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If i flip the turbo it wont even bolt to the manifold cause then the Turbo compresor hits the AC compressor and doesnt bolt into the manifold.

Another issue is the Wastegate placement..I will be using a Racegate so where it is now the hood wont close.

 

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If i flip the turbo it wont even bolt to the manifold cause then the Turbo compresor hits the AC compressor and doesnt bolt into the manifold.

Another issue is the Wastegate placement..I will be using a Racegate so where it is now the hood wont close.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Let me interpret that for the other Honda-Techers out there.

What he said was --

"I now need to buy a new manifold"

End of story

 

Exactly..thats where LoveFab comes into play

 

super 60

 

I think it could be done with a 2.5" or 3" donut...you still may have to cheat the bend a little bit. But I like your other solution better...get a LoveFab and call it a day.

 

Well bye bye to that manifold, i just sold it yesterday..

...Welcome soon Minime

 

That woulden't have been hard to make work at all. I've done worse. oh well...

 

Well i just ordered a Manifold from Cody ..

Cody, let me know if you got my order.

 

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Cody, let me know if you got my order.

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It will preform much better than your old one, not to mention put it to shame in the looks department

good luck man!

 

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good luck man!</TD></TR></TABLE>
He he yeah thanks..Much more cause no one on the island has one so i will be the first and only so far sporting one of these manifolds So it'll be unique where i live