Here's some work i've done recently after work
this is my brothers mustang with stock ls2 76mm turbo w T6footprint





heres a wrx downpipe back 3" no muffler

 

Nice Work.

 

Very nice!

 

Some nice work there. The ls2 in the mustang is interesting for sure.

 

The exhaust is going to have some bark to it!

 

Nice! I am working on a single turbo mustang also. One question...why do you need a flex on the crossover pipe? I am going to make a support for the turbo but every set up I see has a flex on the crossover pipe.

Is this not running a swaybar?

 

we did a single turbo on a fox body about a month ago, we did not put a flex pipe on the cross over and its doing just fine. we just used 2.5" 16g mild steel.

with those cast manifolds i dont see them expanding with heat so the cross over pipe shouldnt really need a flex pipe but its good insurance.

we made 16g headers for our customer and still didnt use a flex pipe on the crossover, the turbo is mounted to the midplate.

 

He doesn't have solid motor mounts, and the T6 flange is welded to the frame. this is going to be a street car so I see the flex pipes as insurance.
He will be running a sway bar.

 

Chevy engine in a ford chassis. The car gods will hate you for all time.

Other than that, awesome

 

is the pipe galvanized?

 

lol you take the light car and put a good engine in it. it should be fun

NICK Z32
is the pipe galvanized?

it's aluminized exhaust pipe
i told him to get mild from crmb but i think he gets a good deal from wynne

 

That is what I am doing right now. I am using his BBK shorty headers but I will support the turbo. So the flex pipe is used in this case for heat expansion? I was trying to figure out why it was used when everything is bolted to the block and it will move with it.

More pics! That turbo is huge compared to the sc61 we are using! LOL

 

more pic's to come

i used the flex sections because the turbo is going to sit still while the motor and headers move back and fourth im not worried about heat expansion

 

yeah if the turbo is bolted stationary, the cross over pipe shouldnt need a fles section, even if the headers are tubing as well...well so far i can make this statement, haha. we are running a midplate so there are no motor mounts and im assuming heat expansion will be limited so not too worried.

looks good fastcody

 

Only if the turbo is bolted stationary to the block. In this case the flange is welded to the frame so you need one to flex when the motor torques.

 

yeah you will need a flex pipe, or at least it would be a good idea.

with a midplate it dosnt matter at all. the only worry there is thermal expansion which we havnt had a problem with. sorry to be so confusing