haha very nice, I did a similar thing for a Holden V8, after I got fed up with sending the collets flying around the room by using a hammer a sock and a socket lol
sweet, so I wasn't far off with my estimates then
and Yeah 17cm^2
I had a TD07S with the 14cm2 but it got stolen out of my garage, would've come in handy to try the smaller housing
good to hear, did you still have the standard torque converter?
when are you seeing +ve pressure?...from all accounts Ive seen/read should be about 3700-3800 and all in just after 4k
I would've been too worried about spending hour upon hours swapping them over only to have them pop again in 6 months.
I might have to get you to test out your new welder and fab up a custom catch can