Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Nah mate im up in Townsville North qld

Its coming with a turbo so if i dont use it its no biggy Ill just put turbo on stock manifold

I dont even know what kinda increase there would be if any ,its just ill have it and thought why not

heys I've checked with a certain performance shop mechanics, he said if whatever manifold you getting is good quality, it'll fit exactly...

however chances are your manifold will be made in China, there'll be a bit off missmatch, you just have to bore a wider hole for some........

also as you purchase the manifold you have to make sure 3 things

1- all surfaces are flat, the flange where the manifold connects to the engine block and the connection to the turbo (sit the surface on the ground to check, machine them if they are slightly curved)

2-The manifold lengths have to be relatively simmilar, if you have two longer outer pipes and a much shorter inner pipes it will cause some heating and backpressure problem in the inner manifold

3- where the external wastegate pipe is welded on, make sure the position is where all the 6 pipes joined. Some manifolds have their external wastegate inlet welded onto one pipe only. Not a good idea as the pressure from the remaining 5 manifolds will not be released, causing overboosting problem

and performance wise, it is not recomended to change unless necessary such as changing into top mount turbo

cheers

thanks

yeah I would only put on there for wank factor (ooohhh shiny parts )

but im going stealth with my car so ill stick with stock looking stuff

it keeps the popo from harassing me

and ive only got a target power goal of 240 - 250rwkws so its not going to help me much having it on there

so ill sell it and get my 480cc injectors

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Welcome! New member myself, but I had an R33 back in 2002. Best advice I could give, based on my experience: if you're running the factory turbo, be very conservative with boost. I made the mistake of just fiddling around with the boost controller and cranking the boost for fun, and the end result was my intake pipes popping off frequently from the constant deluge of oil that was being blown into the recirc by the stressed-out turbo, which itself was siphoning oil from the engine and farting it out both sides of its centre bearing (or something to that effect). If I could do it all again, I would have gotten a new turbo and had a tune dialled in professionally and then just left it alone! Funny you mention the metal shavings in the gearbox, as I had the same thing - the probe plug (magnetic drain plug, essentially) would come out caked with shavings. At least it was doing its job. Not sure if that's just sacrificial wear and part of the deal, or if my gearbox was shagged, but I wasn't abusing it. Enjoy the R33 - they're a dying breed, and if they weren't $35k+ on CarSales in Queensland, I might have picked up one of those again, instead of the 370GT I own now (though I'm loving the 370GT, that big 3.7L V6 just hits different).
    • Howdy folks. I owned an R33 back in 2002, which was thoroughly beyond my capacity (financially speaking) to maintain/insure, so we parted ways in 2004. Fast forward 21 years (to literally yesterday, in fact) and I'm now the proud owner of a 2007 V36 370GT. I'm happily surprised by how much power the VQ37VHR makes, compared to the RB25DET, considering the latter is turbocharged. I had planned to add a turbo at some point but I'm on the fence about whether I'll even need it (though I do love the sudden onset of extra torque). Any other 370GT owners around the traps, I'd love to hear about your experiences with this car (good and bad).
    • Perhaps the answer is... more jacks!* *proper jacks must be used.  
    • I NEVER think about using a scissor jack unless there is absolutely no other alternative. f**king things are dangerous, annoying and stupid.
    • Yeah I've had too many issues with knock off's on the BMW's. I don't want to do a job twice or more because the parts are shit.
×
×
  • Create New...