02 External Dump with engine bracket?
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02 External Dump with engine bracket?
Has anyone seen an 02 housing external dump pipe that retains the OEM engine mounting bracket? The Works housing and the Invidia housing retain the bracket mount, but I have looked at tons of threads and all the major performance parts sites and have yet to find a dump with it. Are there any fabricators interested in working with me to design one? I have some CAD model concepts drawn up, but need someone with expertise and equipment who can fabricate them. This bracket forms a closed mechanical loop to support the headers/turbo/O2 housing and eliminates major loading from the rest of the exhaust on those 3 components.
On a slightly separate topic, has anyone else cured their boost creep (caused by a catless O2 housing back exhaust) with a better O2 housing and if so, which one did you use?
On a slightly separate topic, has anyone else cured their boost creep (caused by a catless O2 housing back exhaust) with a better O2 housing and if so, which one did you use?
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I'm thinking of the Invidia housing. Price is good, retains bracket, but not sure if it will actually fix problem.
How much do you go WOT on your daily driver?
i have the jm fable one and got a little creep still when running wastegate pressure on my black. once above that it sounds mean and awesome and does exactly what is was made for...makes power.
i have not seen a quality exhaust or mani or o2 that has cracked from not having that mount for the block on it.
i have the jm fable one and got a little creep still when running wastegate pressure on my black. once above that it sounds mean and awesome and does exactly what is was made for...makes power.
i have not seen a quality exhaust or mani or o2 that has cracked from not having that mount for the block on it.
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How much do you go WOT on your daily driver?
i have the jm fable one and got a little creep still when running wastegate pressure on my black. once above that it sounds mean and awesome and does exactly what is was made for...makes power.
i have not seen a quality exhaust or mani or o2 that has cracked from not having that mount for the block on it.
i have the jm fable one and got a little creep still when running wastegate pressure on my black. once above that it sounds mean and awesome and does exactly what is was made for...makes power.
i have not seen a quality exhaust or mani or o2 that has cracked from not having that mount for the block on it.
Please explain "running wastegate pressure on my black" Sorry, just not sure what that means. I am still running the stock manifold so it's pretty rugged but I just do not see the need to eliminate that bracket and put that weight and load on the turbo and manifold. Seems like a small amount of insurance for some pretty expensive parts. Mitsubishi engineers felt it was a good idea and I am inclined to agree with them Also, I have yet to see any statistically valid data proving that no bracket has no detrimental effects on the life of exhaust components. Thanks for the input!