That brace is just there to hold the turbo in place so we could make the manifold. The actual turbo support brace will be bolted to the transmission.

Keith

 

damn im soooo glad to see this. i was just talking with my best friend the other day about someone doing this soon and bam you guys hook it up. what numbers are you looking for? (spool times, peak power, peak torque, egt's, and so on) what turbo will be used for the preliminary testing, and are you planning on selling this manifold separate to create a wide span of turbos to install by the customers preference? sorry to be so inquisitive but im just excited.

edit: looks like a GT3582 on there now, i guess thats what you guys are going for? if so will you build one for a 37R?

 

my friend is running a manifold the same way on his rsx. looks sick. cant wait for the results.

 

Sounds like you guys have it all figured out!!! Definitely can not wait to see the finished product!

 

Very cool. Very different.

+1 for more progress as it happens.

 

The brace is obviously temporary. It's a real ***** to tig weld while holding up a 30 lb turbo with your porksword. I just built a new setup for a T6 that weighs 50 lbs, what a ***** that is to work with.

I've also installed turbos on K motors and while it looks scary, nothing melts if you protect everything properly even when daily driven hard.

Looks good Keith, post pics when it's finished.

 

Nice work, please keep us updated on the progress and final numbers....