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TRD_07 · 11-18-2013, 01:01 PM

Beautiful fabrication!

mrk1 · 11-18-2013, 05:47 PM

Should have taken a pic before I installed it but I trimmed the 2.5" mandrel bent front pipe and welded on the flanges and mounting bracket. Fits like a dream, 100% 304 Stainless 100% American made

DarkCard · 11-19-2013, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by markmatley

These two!!! I am down for buying those two pieces of divinity!

And the rear looks like it retains the rear seatability...you know for stuff like my gear and people who have been cut off at their hips.

Oh my god.

Should I just start throwing wads of money at you now or....

Start selling these.. Seriously.

FR-S FI · 11-19-2013, 09:07 AM

Don't need rear seats, but would like to layup a rear seat delete based around dat brace, must have!

wulfgang · 11-19-2013, 10:22 AM

Have you also modded that M3?

mrk1 · 11-19-2013, 10:28 AM

@wulfgang what you see in the background is actually my e46 328i track car, has M3 wheels at the moment. I do also have a e46 Dinan M3.

mrk1 · 11-19-2013, 10:30 AM

Current state of the 328 track day build,

Dinan M3, I love this picture. This has been doing track duties for a while but the 328 will take that over.

mrk1 · 11-19-2013, 01:42 PM

2.5" front pipe back out to mock up the 3", here is a shot of it next to the factory part

solidONE · 11-20-2013, 01:53 AM

What material did you use to fab the exhaust manifold? Really nice fab work!

mrk1 · 11-20-2013, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by solidONE

What material did you use to fab the exhaust manifold? Really nice fab work!

Manifold is 1/2 304 flanges, billet 304 CNC merge, and 0.065 304 runners. I've never made a 0.065 manifold before but I figured if try with this car given how large this manifold is. I may still build some sort of turbo brace to help support the weight of the turbo.

kask2_6.0 · 11-20-2013, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mrk1

Manifold is 1/2 304 flanges, billet 304 CNC merge, and 0.065 304 runners. I've never made a 0.065 manifold before but I figured if try with this car given how large this manifold is. I may still build some sort of turbo brace to help support the weight of the turbo.

Turbo should NEVER be supported by the header, especially one with .065" tubing. Definitely look into fabbing a turbo support before you crack that beautiful header.

mrk1 · 11-20-2013, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kask2_6.0

Turbo should NEVER be supported by the header, especially one with .065" tubing. Definitely look into fabbing a turbo support before you crack that beautiful header.

Yeah I'm waiting to get the charge piping in so I can see what will fit. There aren't to many mounting location I like off the engine side. I'm curious how much heat will be transmitted through the bracket. A bracket could piggy back off a pulley mounting bolt but I don't want to cook the bearing. Right now its looking like a 2 part bracket using the AC compressor mounting bolts, is my best option.

mrk1 · 11-20-2013, 07:40 PM

FedEx man was late today so I got some time to play with a turbo support bracket, here is on the ties into the AC compressor mounting bolts.

solidONE · 11-21-2013, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mrk1

Manifold is 1/2 304 flanges, billet 304 CNC merge, and 0.065 304 runners. I've never made a 0.065 manifold before but I figured if try with this car given how large this manifold is. I may still build some sort of turbo brace to help support the weight of the turbo.

I would think material that thin (the runners) will have problems with heat stress from the turbo. Why did you not opt to use thicker piping such as a Schedule 10 or thicker piping over thinner tubing?

11-18-2013, 05:47 PM	#100
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Should have taken a pic before I installed it but I trimmed the 2.5" mandrel bent front pipe and welded on the flanges and mounting bracket. Fits like a dream, 100% 304 Stainless 100% American made __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

11-19-2013, 10:28 AM	#104
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	@wulfgang what you see in the background is actually my e46 328i track car, has M3 wheels at the moment. I do also have a e46 Dinan M3. __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD Last edited by mrk1; 11-19-2013 at 10:43 AM.

11-19-2013, 10:30 AM	#105
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Current state of the 328 track day build, Dinan M3, I love this picture. This has been doing track duties for a while but the 328 will take that over. __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD Last edited by mrk1; 11-19-2013 at 10:44 AM.

11-19-2013, 01:42 PM	#106
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	2.5" front pipe back out to mock up the 3", here is a shot of it next to the factory part __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

11-20-2013, 01:53 AM	#107
solidONE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FR-S Whiteout Location: California Posts: 2,863 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 791 Times in 611 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What material did you use to fab the exhaust manifold? Really nice fab work! __________________ Intent > Content cowardice is the mother of cruelty.

11-18-2013, 01:01 PM	#99
TRD_07 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Firestorm 6MT Location: Texas Posts: 456 Thanks: 435 Thanked 115 Times in 94 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Beautiful fabrication!

11-19-2013, 10:22 AM	#103
wulfgang Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: GBS BRZ Location: USA Posts: 57 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have you also modded that M3?

11-20-2013, 07:40 PM	#111
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	FedEx man was late today so I got some time to play with a turbo support bracket, here is on the ties into the AC compressor mounting bolts. __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

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