I’d really like to have the hot side coated in this stuff, but it isn’t cheap so I’d need to make sure my design all works how I want before I make that investment. If I am happy with it, I could blast the stuff and send it to them or make a new setup and send it to them for coating. This way I...
I sandblasted the manifolds and hit all the welds on the rest of the pipes with a stainless wire wheel. After that I painted the manifolds, crossover pipe, down pipe and resonator/muffler with KBS Xtreme Temperature Coating. And finally I wrapped the crossover and downpipe with DEI header wrap...
Remote oil filters are installed. I used a Canton remote oil filter adapter and Fragola -10 AN lines and fittings. I bought the oil filter mount a while ago and can’t remember the brand.
It took 2 days, but I finally have the post-turbo exhaust done (mostly).
I installed an FTE Diesel muffler/resonator on it again because the sound was great and I had zero drone in the cab. It’s 409 stainless.
All tubing is 304 stainless. I started TIG welding all the joints. Oof. That...
Actually, I bet if the torque converter inspection cover was removed, the starter can be dropped. I can’t remember if you can drop the inspection cover with a factory-style crossover.
Probably, but with v-band clamps, removing the crossover is a breeze. I did knowingly make some compromises with this design in order to simplify the path of gases into the turbo manifold.
Got the crossover made today. I used some stainless tube I bought off of Amazon that is supposedly 304 - in the end that doesn’t really matter too much because I MIG welded the flex joints and my TIG welds are definitely sub-par. The routing is what I had in mind, so I’m happy with that. I’ll be...
I’ve been really happy with my paint choice for this engine so far. In the past I’ve just used engine paint enamels, and I have always been disappointed with the durability of them…..they look nice on the stand, but then during installation or assembly something gets bumped and BAM, a scratch or...
Yup, I had a brace on the past one and will have a brace for this version as well. There is definitely a lot of stress on the brace because it broke the casting boss on my turbo in the past, so now I have the brace going right to one of the 4 main mounting bolts.
That flange design is the same as the flange on my existing turbo header and it doesn't impede the GPs at all. Studs could be a problem because with the GPs installed, the header gets lowered down past the GPs and studs might could get in the way of that. Good thoughts though!