TURBO manifold
#1
TURBO manifold
hola! i think it's time for me to start piecing together a turbo kit for el FIT... or at least figure out the prices.
does anybody know where i can buy a turbo manifold?? it could be cast iron, stainless steel, or even mild steel.
i did some rough calculation for parts and it came out to be roughly $1100 for everything new, minus the turbo mani.
so yeah, if anyone knows where i can buy one, let me know. you peeps that are friends with aj-racing crew, try to get them to sell the turbo manifold alone with out the kit.
does anybody know where i can buy a turbo manifold?? it could be cast iron, stainless steel, or even mild steel.
i did some rough calculation for parts and it came out to be roughly $1100 for everything new, minus the turbo mani.
so yeah, if anyone knows where i can buy one, let me know. you peeps that are friends with aj-racing crew, try to get them to sell the turbo manifold alone with out the kit.
#3
that would be my last resort. a custom built manifold would probably cost $600+ well out of my budget. my power goal is only 140-150hp so i dont need a custom manifold, id rather bolt one on because they already have the placement of the turbo figured out and such.
#6
Why you got to be like that claymore?! I am sure he is thinking about the future and if anything let the man DREAM. Dreams are important. I have one also which is TURBO.
#7
as for the turbo, im no idiot. i can build my own set up if i wanted to, it isn't that hard. I have all the tools i need welders, a band saw,grinders etc.. which i know how to use. My brother has a WRX (turbo) so we are always tweaking with the thing and my parent's don't seem to care much about it. just when we start to mess with safety features, my parents flip their wigs!
#8
Hey..
I made my fit turbo. All you could do is go to an Honda parts dealer and ask for the manifold gasket somewhere around $20. You take it to a Machine Shop and ask him to do the manifold. I made mine simple, 4 elbows connecting from the left hole to the right hole and the middle ones at them. small and simple t03 powered
#9
Yep, it's about the cheapest way. There are no parts I've seen for the Fit. No one sells just a manifold, they may come with time. You can buy "Weld Els" and just make a real basic one. The turbo flange you can buy though from Turbo shops online. Just get one to match whatever turbine housing you end up with.
#10
True
but, buying the gasket is much cheaper, and therefore if you want your manifold to be cast iron, you'll probably end up paying about $300 max for the whole thing. Whereas, you can buy the things by piece, and I'm not sure but it would probably end up costing more.
#11
get the best material as possible. cast iron is pretty reliable, mild steel is worst. SS can get pricey, and fabrication requires some skill. you dont want the mani to fail or crack on u.
I'd say save your money, then buy a kit. It'll be cheaper and much less work in the long run. Fabrication solely depends on if u can find good people to work on your car. You can have really pretty piping with clean welds or the other nasty picture. A kit, u're guaranteed on what u buy, no wait time.
Still going to use the AEM FI/C? i'm watching a development project with someone attempting to use the FI/C on a 3.5L swapped TL. If it goes well, i'll let u know more info on it.
shoot, i bumped an old thread. my bad
I'd say save your money, then buy a kit. It'll be cheaper and much less work in the long run. Fabrication solely depends on if u can find good people to work on your car. You can have really pretty piping with clean welds or the other nasty picture. A kit, u're guaranteed on what u buy, no wait time.
Still going to use the AEM FI/C? i'm watching a development project with someone attempting to use the FI/C on a 3.5L swapped TL. If it goes well, i'll let u know more info on it.
shoot, i bumped an old thread. my bad
#12
get the best material as possible. cast iron is pretty reliable, mild steel is worst. SS can get pricey, and fabrication requires some skill. you dont want the mani to fail or crack on u.
I'd say save your money, then buy a kit. It'll be cheaper and much less work in the long run. Fabrication solely depends on if u can find good people to work on your car. You can have really pretty piping with clean welds or the other nasty picture. A kit, u're guaranteed on what u buy, no wait time.
Still going to use the AEM FI/C? i'm watching a development project with someone attempting to use the FI/C on a 3.5L swapped TL. If it goes well, i'll let u know more info on it.
shoot, i bumped an old thread. my bad
I'd say save your money, then buy a kit. It'll be cheaper and much less work in the long run. Fabrication solely depends on if u can find good people to work on your car. You can have really pretty piping with clean welds or the other nasty picture. A kit, u're guaranteed on what u buy, no wait time.
Still going to use the AEM FI/C? i'm watching a development project with someone attempting to use the FI/C on a 3.5L swapped TL. If it goes well, i'll let u know more info on it.
shoot, i bumped an old thread. my bad
right now im just waiting for my flange from WEIR TECH so i can start on the manifold.
#18
once im done with my manifold ill probably build a jig and send it out to a fabricator so they can produce it.
#20
if someone local to me with a fit was interested in doing a setup, or atleast letting me use their car for mock up, then i could make up some jigs and start selling stuff at really reasonable prices. i'm doing a ford ztec setup for boost at the moment but won't bother with jigs as there isn't much of a demand for the application.
Last edited by weiRtech; 04-17-2008 at 08:15 PM.