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Hey Piggaz, just admiring your work so far.

Just wondering how much of that heat wrap you used on the manifold.

Looks like 1" ....around 70-80 meters??

I was looking at heatshield inferno stuff, what sort is yours?

Nice downpipe too!

cheers

Hey mate.

I used the DEI titanium 1 inch. Two rolls would do it, I messed up and my first runner I cut it too short. In the end I bought three rolls (50 foot) but only used 2 1/3rd or so. Lesson learnt, don't cut it, haha. I did wrap it quite "tight", so I overlapped it more than I should/could have. It took me about 7 hours to do all up but I was being super super fussy. I grabbed 100 foot of the 2 inch for the dump and gate lines. That should be enough hopefully.

Hey mate.

I used the DEI titanium 1 inch. Two rolls would do it, I messed up and my first runner I cut it too short. In the end I bought three rolls (50 foot) but only used 2 1/3rd or so. Lesson learnt, don't cut it, haha. I did wrap it quite "tight", so I overlapped it more than I should/could have. It took me about 7 hours to do all up but I was being super super fussy. I grabbed 100 foot of the 2 inch for the dump and gate lines. That should be enough hopefully.

Thanks for the info, I looked at that stuff too and all the "should I shouldn't I wrap arguments" around the blogs. Some experts are dead against it but at the end of the day the hotter and faster it hits the turbine wheel the better plus a bit cooler in the engine bay.

I went and bought an EFR8374 IWG .92 and will put a 3.5" downpipe ( cat back is 90mm ) which I will wrap in that inferno stuff as well.

7 hours is a long time I guess you did it in stages with a mask I hope, god know what it does to ones lungs.

Was thinking of a flexible joint also. Not sure where you got yours but i have been getting pretty much everything from this site in the US apart from the turbo and manifold.

http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/ 3 1/2 pipe bends/transition for the dump and hoses etc etc great site fast and reasonable freight.

Bought a PTP turbo blanket of this outfit http://ptpturboblankets.com/EFR-Turbo-Blanket.html hope it hangs together.

Anyway looking forward to your progress and results

Cheers

Mike

Thanks for the info, I looked at that stuff too and all the "should I shouldn't I wrap arguments" around the blogs. Some experts are dead against it but at the end of the day the hotter and faster it hits the turbine wheel the better plus a bit cooler in the engine bay.

I went and bought an EFR8374 IWG .92 and will put a 3.5" downpipe ( cat back is 90mm ) which I will wrap in that inferno stuff as well.

7 hours is a long time I guess you did it in stages with a mask I hope, god know what it does to ones lungs.

Was thinking of a flexible joint also. Not sure where you got yours but i have been getting pretty much everything from this site in the US apart from the turbo and manifold.

http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/ 3 1/2 pipe bends/transition for the dump and hoses etc etc great site fast and reasonable freight.

Bought a PTP turbo blanket of this outfit http://ptpturboblankets.com/EFR-Turbo-Blanket.html hope it hangs together.

Anyway looking forward to your progress and results

Cheers

Mike

That DEI wrap is not like your conventional "fibreglass" style wrap. I did the whole of my manifold with no itch or glass in fingers. It's like wrapping with cotton in that regard. Absolutely fantastic!

My Flexi I got from summit racing. http://m.summitracing.com/search/product-line/vibrant-performance-turboflex-couplings

They had them in stock and only took 5 or 6 days from order to having it in my hands. Every bloke that is running I single I asked if they were running a Flexi in the dump and no one is. It definitely can't hurt, the engine does move around a fair bit.

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That DEI wrap is not like your conventional "fibreglass" style wrap. I did the whole of my manifold with no itch or glass in fingers. It's like wrapping with cotton in that regard. Absolutely fantastic!

Good to know. I was dreading wrapping my pipes for this exact reason. Will look into this product. Thanks

I'd like to reserve my spot for a ride. 12kg (or was it 10kg?) springs + OS88.

14 front

9 rear

Not yet Pete. Hopefully have another chip at it this weekend. It isn't in a "shop" as such.

In other news, my second gate is in the post. Woo!

Coming soon.....We will be on the job again this weekend hopefully! Should have the gate lines ran and plumbed into the dump... If not we will drink bulk piss and eat 800g steaks with all the trimmings to celebrate regardless of how far we get!

Skidz?

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For the sake of an update... An update.

Gates are on. Gate waste pipes are done for the most part. I put an 18.85 psi Spring combination in, mostly due to peer pressure (looking at you Micko)!! I was thinking 17.45.

Hypertune are doing some coolers on an R35 ATM and should be done hopefully next week. When ever it's done, I'm going in. That will be to fit up the cooler (no stock brackets line up anymore) and turbo to plenum piping done. Wiggins clamps (blown cooler pipes will be a distant memory) will be used on all joins apart from where it meets the manifold. I am not pulling that Nismo plenum off in the car. It's 15 times more painful to pull off than a stock one. If ever the motor is out, I'll put one on then.

Surge tank design is pretty much confirmed.

Really, the only thing missing from the puzzle is injectors but with the dollar, I'm putting off that purchase till when I need them.

The other week Reaper was around with his 8374 snailed NUR. It should go damn well on the stroker! Also, another mate is putting one on a 3.0 so it should make for a decent comparison.

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