I never claimed to be a welder (aka Don's Turbo Build)

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:40 am

but I don't think its turning out too bad, considering this is my first try at doing pipe

old pics died, so scroll down for new ones :la:

Kohburn · Post by **Kohburn** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:25 am

should do the job just fine.

Shaun41178(2) · Post by **Shaun41178(2)** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:51 pm

looking good so far. specs on the hairdryer?

Xanth · Post by **Xanth** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:29 pm

:thumbleft:

Looks damn fine from here.

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:27 pm

Sorry but I cant see your welds past that TURBO!!!

Sweet.

I spent the weekend hacking together a mandrel bent 2.5" mild steel exhaust for my passat, and I gotta tell you, Migging aint easy. Getting the wire speed and heat range right is a must, and it looks like your doing that.

The Dark Side of Will · Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:35 pm

If you wanted a welding lesson, you should have asked Aaron. He'd teach you how to weld AND bitch you out about your wastegate location, all for the same low price: FREE!

Turbo's pretty. I like the flex joint. Are you going to support the turbo with anything else?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:59 pm

Why start shit Will? You're so up on the not trashing threads, keeping the flame wars out of them, and then you start this shit?

I think it's quite clear this build and mine are designed on different goals, time constraints, and financial constraints. So it should stand to reason they will be quite different, and they are.

Now without adding to the flame war...

Looks great so far, I really like your turbo position. Do the shift cables not get in the way there? Turbo looks good, make sure you clock the oil inlet to the top. Nice wastegate, I'm using the same. Where are you going to put your intercooler? A/A, or A/W? Should make for a fun car, hopefully that monster compressor doesn't lag too much.

Series8217 · Post by **Series8217** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:31 am

Looks good. I hope you build a support bracket for that heavy turbo! It's going to eventually tear that manifold apart otherwise. Something that bolts to the turbo and helps support it off the tranny would work fine.

That "T" into the turbo isn't going to be the most efficient, but it will work. If you can afford some bends later you could redo it fairly easily, but the easiest time would be now, in case the turbo has to move a bit to accomodate the bends.

Keep us updated on the build!

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:49 am

Thanks for the compliments guys!

To clear up a few things:

A/W intercooler is going somewhere around where the factory cat sits

don't worry, the center is nowhere near clocked at this point

its an auto car so shift cables don't really fall into play

yep, I have an extra support that fits between the compressor housing and the transmission, its not in the photo though

anything else?

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:48 am

from a professional welder ...ahh it will do ..and thats all that matters unless you like being pretty :thumbleft:

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:38 am

Erik wrote:from a professional welder ...

you must develop a nervous tick everytime you hit the login button. :afrocool:

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:36 pm

Erik wrote:from a professional welder ...ahh it will do ..and thats all that matters unless you like being pretty :thumbleft:

Ironic the only one on the forum who understands this is the one with the prettiest welds.

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:34 pm

Erik wrote:from a professional welder ...ahh it will do ..and thats all that matters unless you like being pretty :thumbleft:

works for me :thumbleft:

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:15 pm

ahh dammit. I was gonna post some new pics for you guys but it looks like my host isn't going to come back

things are coming along though :thumbleft:

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:23 pm

updated pics here :thumbleft:

http://www.gmmodernmuscle.com/forums/vi ... p?f=2&t=74

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:29 pm

Looks like a great build. The compressor on that turbo is huge for a 2.8l, it absolutely dwarfs the turbine.

It's really annoying that you won't post the pictures here though.

Shaun41178(2) · Post by **Shaun41178(2)** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:29 pm

looking good man. Thats a big hairdryer.

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:35 pm

Aaron wrote:Looks like a great build. The compressor on that turbo is huge for a 2.8l, it absolutely dwarfs the turbine.

It's really annoying that you won't post the pictures here though.

I might move em over in a bit. my connection isn't the best right now and big posts are a pain

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:49 pm

Aaron wrote:Looks like a great build. The compressor on that turbo is huge for a 2.8l, it absolutely dwarfs the turbine.

It's really annoying that you won't post the pictures here though.

Here ya go...

Honest Don wrote:Thought I'd share a few pics of what I've been working on the past few months.

Started with this

Then I came across one of these

And I picked up some odds & ends

Honest Don wrote:The start of my manifold:

Mocking things up:

Added the wastegate flange

Honest Don wrote:Then I started pulling things apart to add new valvesprings, bigger injectors, and whatnot

While it was apart. I cleaned a few things up and made em pretty again

Honest Don wrote:The latest progress as of last night

Honest Don · Post by **Honest Don** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:16 pm

well, it seems life has slowed the progress down a bit, but I'm still getting somewhere slowly but surely. Here's a few pics of getting the downpipe/exhaust made up. remember now, I never claimed to be a welder