hx35 with bep t3 housing hits block what manifold ?

v8killer · 09-26-2008, 09:15 AM

guys i hav a holset hx35 with a bep t3 housing and i tried it on my megan racing t3 manifold and it hits the block, even with a spacer it wont work ! what manifolds have people used with the bep t3 inlet housing that clears !

Steve93Talon · 09-26-2008, 11:31 AM

Which BEP T3 is it? I ran the .70 with my S258 and it cleared the block fine with an ERL manifold.

1gDSM4g63 · 09-26-2008, 11:44 AM

I have no problems with Turbonetics not to mention DNP, Punishment-Racing, Straight Line Specialties, JH Racing, Shearer Fab, etc... are reliable manifold fabricators.

I mean I don't much about Megan Racing manifolds, but $200 manifold isn't going to cut it especially for a tubular running a T3 turbo. When you go big you should go with a pro fabricator that know what there are doing.

v8killer · 09-26-2008, 12:05 PM

i didn't think fitment would be off so bad with this manifold, it is a copy of a megan racing manifold but the more i look at it the more i think that the manifold is just warped and the t3 flange is twisted towards the block not away like most ive seen !

v8killer · 09-26-2008, 12:06 PM

my housing is either the .55 or .70 its the last cast t3 one they had ! its probobly the .70......

1gDSM4g63 · 09-26-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by v8killer

i didn't think fitment would be off so bad with this manifold, it is a copy of a megan racing manifold but the more i look at it the more i think that the manifold is just warped and the t3 flange is twisted towards the block not away like most ive seen !

Copy... I'll bet it's eBay manifold and this explains the fitments issue. eBay manifolds are garbage, even if it does fitment is WILL crack or break apart.

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Originally Posted by v8killer

my housing is either the .55 or .70 its the last cast t3 one they had ! its probobly the .70......

BEP T3 is .70 and Mistrubishi bolt-on are .55.

v8killer · 09-26-2008, 12:56 PM

i thought the housing was a .70, the manifold is from ebay, if the t3 flange wasn't warped and twisted towards the block i could have made it work. the welds are good and the metal is thick. i guess i'll be looking for some people who are using the t3 bep housing to see what they are using !

1gDSM4g63 · 09-26-2008, 01:03 PM

I have a BEP T3 housing and Turbonetics works. BEP T3 housing is a T3 standard type of housing. As I said before DNP, Punishment-Racing, Straight Line Specialties, JH Racing, Shearer Fab, etc... are pro fabricators that make T3 manifolds.

Just don't ever trust anything off of eBay. T3 manifolds are in the $500-$1200 price range not $200. It just comes to a certain extent where you can tell what it good and what's not.

v8killer · 09-26-2008, 01:36 PM

i wonder if a true megan racing manifold would have a good fitment ! they look nice and the flange looks like it turned away from the block.

1gDSM4g63 · 09-26-2008, 02:27 PM

When they say it is a T3 manifold for DSM then it will fit according to the manufacture. Don't know about the quality or anybody who has it, it's quite cheap for a tubular. Realistically a tubular runs the $800-$1200 price range. I don't doubt Megan Racing manifold but there is a difference when you are comparing a $200 vs $800-$1200 in performance and quality. Maybe you can test it out.

When it comes to a big T3 turbo, there is no cheap way to go. A big turbo is capable of producing more power but there are a lot of other thing that needed to done to work with it. Power cost money.