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malice, ive only ever seen runner braces on NA manifolds, never on FI manifolds. tbh, with the weight of the turbo taken by the turbo brace, the manifold wont be under stress from any undue weight. the manifold will be heat coated. to prevent it settin fire to the bonnet, as it sits so close...
fred, yes the bends are cast.
malice, u refering to the jig?? thats just to hold the jig together. the turbo support/brace is the one you see in the first set of pics.
UPDATE!!!!
Solid-Fab got the materials in to make the jig, so mass production can start if there is a demand.
heres a few pics
with the jig made, the manifold can be taken apart to be welded up properly.
the turbo flange and the dp flange were bolted to a solid ally plate to prevent...
thats the thing, mase likes to tune cars for a street setup and then put race gas in it, turn the boost past 18psi, and see the maximum he can get. then turns the boost back down to reliable levels.
this customer has no intention of running race gas, nor does he need to 'see' what power the...
1 problem with USDM parts, and getting them to fit on UKDM/JDM cars is the obvious LHD/RHD differences.
This difference was a problem with the Full-Race ram horn turbo kit for the s2000 that the customer purchased for his vehicle.
The brake booster, steering column and abs unit fouled the ram...