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Old 23-04-2005, 03:55 PM
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Default Exhaust manifold flexing

how bad is this? , im having an exhaust manifold made up moving my turbo to behind the headlight, will there be much movment in the exhaust manifold to maybe cause it to crack under extreme heat?





manifold is similar to the jamsport one













Many thanks Radleigh
Old 23-04-2005, 04:13 PM
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with out a bracket to support the turbo up-down as well as back-forth it will crask the manifold!
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As per Alex, you must have a properly designed support underneath the turbo otherwise the manifold will crack and crack and crack some more!!

2 years of having a manifold of a similar design has taught me the hard way
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Sketch, have you got a pic of your engine ?
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