porting o2. how far can i go?

[josh1095]

so i think i f'd up a little. i ordered that pte 5558 with an undivided hot side. i wasnt thinking. can i still use that with my stock o2 housing and port the center section out? i dont see how it could hurt anything but want to be sure. im also porting the bottom out like all hell. it needs it to match up well with my new exhaust.

 

[JusMX141]

Wait- you eff'd up by ordering a PTE turbo, or by ordering one without the divider?

You can cut the entire divider out of the o2 housing if that floats your boat. It has no real function.

 

[Mr PopUps]

^^Actually it can, but yes you can port most of it out with hurting it too much since there is no divider on the exhaust housing. When i used to port i could get 60mm nearly all the way through from the turbo to the DP and a good 1.75" on the WG inlet side (inside of the stock turbo ring that sits in the turbo inlet). You can get it roughly to the size of an unported EVOIII O2.

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[josh1095]

justin, still ribbin me for the pte? ill post up how long it lasts . lets hope it lasts a while, along with my bearings this time !!
popups: just what i was lookin for. beeeee utiful pics bro. im going to do the same this weekend. im going to dremel the stock gasket in the center and cut out the unused portion. make sure it doesnt leak and call it good.

 

[Mr PopUps]

justin, still ribbin me for the pte? ill post up how long it lasts . lets hope it lasts a while, along with my bearings this time !!
popups: just what i was lookin for. beeeee utiful pics bro. im going to do the same this weekend. im going to dremel the stock gasket in the center and cut out the unused portion. make sure it doesnt leak and call it good.

Thanks. Just use a pair of tin snips if you have them. On the O2 youll need something a LOT more substantial than a Dremel, trust me on this, ive burnt out 2 Roto-Zips when i ported for a side job. best tool i used was a friends die grinder from Harbor Freight, will set you back about $60 +/-.

 

[josh1095]

oh my bad, i meant a dremel cutting wheel to cut the middle of the gasket. no, ive got a heavy duty die grinder for porting. , a dremel would take me a year to do

 

[Mr PopUps]

Hey ive seen crazier things so i figured better safe than sorry