Taz_Rx Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Found this on ebay.... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Celica-2T-3T...1QQcmdZViewItem If you look at the welds on the mounting flange to the head in the first pic, they look pretty ordinary compared to the other welds. Anyway, what I'm thinking is that this manifold was orinigally made for an SR or CA, then had the flange cut off it and a T series one welded on!! So for anybody interested in turboing a T series motor, it looks like they have the same exhaust port spacings as a Nissan motor! Heres an SR one..... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SR20DET-TURBO-EXHAU...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas_ae71 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) yeah i saw that.. ill prob just go with a j-pipe :) how much better is a proper turbo manifold (like this one) than a j-pipe power wise, i don't care if it looks better lol. also don't forget thats stainless, much harder to work with than mild steel Edited July 17, 2008 by tas_ae71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon550 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 stainless is easier to work on if you got the right tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz_Rx Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Yeah would never touch a stainless turbo manifold, steam pipe FTW. Thread was more so just about the port spacing. A proper turbo manifold will always be better than a J pipe. :) Better response, less restrictive, and hence better flow and velocity. J pipes are a good alternative price wise, but can't compete with a proper manifold when it come to performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white_sandshoe Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I was hoping no-one else would see that... I WAS going to win it. mostly because i got a perfectly good T28 sitting around, and a 3T-C about to become a 3TTE (I just realised how cool that looks...) So steampipe is the way to go? Anyone know where I can get one made up??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh what a nissan feeling! Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Yeah would never touch a stainless turbo manifold, steam pipe FTW. I secound that! the first one lasted a year and a half, the second 3 months. If anyone wants to do this i can measure the sr exhaust port spacings for you to make sure. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz_Rx Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Was it you who had the turbz and flange it was attached to drop off the manifold OWANF? Was gunna try and find the pics of it, but didn't know where to start. Chuck it up if it was you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas_ae71 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 i figured that a j-pipe would restrict flow a little but at the end of the day it should be plenty enough responsive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupee Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 well spotted TAZ, that was originally an sr20det mani and the ports matched pretty much perfectly, i know this because it used to be a mates, a top mount would be much better because the starter gets very close to the ex housing from memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh what a nissan feeling! Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Was it you who had the turbz and flange it was attached to drop off the manifold OWANF? Was gunna try and find the pics of it, but didn't know where to start. Chuck it up if it was you. !jamie.gif Yeh i learnt the hard way! Here they are, bloody big though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crostek Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Yeh i learnt the hard way! Here they are, bloody big though! just a question? did you have the bracket installed that goes between these to points? I had mine fail as well and they told me it was because the bracket was not installed? I have since installed the said bracket and also put one on the side of the gearbox to the dump pipe. take the weight of the turbo off the manifold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh what a nissan feeling! Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 This has been discussed in the original thread, there were two braces/brackets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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