Should I Port My .55 AR BEP Housing's Wastegate or not?

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

My hx40 recently failed and I couldn't figure out why. It was never pushed too hard never over 25psi or 42lb/min. Lasted 5 years before it failed though. I run a turbo blanket and header wraped o2. Wonder if it was the heat that caused it. *sigh* guess it's time to switch.

Were you using the .55 housing too??

 

[szutavern]

Ok so I guess Im gonna go with a .70 or bigger hotside and go FULL RACE.

Who builds or has the best top mounted tubular headers with like two wastegate ports?

Flip I guess I should start ordering spare trannies now too.

This is too much fun!!

 

[Justin Lauscher]

Ok so I guess Im gonna go with a .70 or bigger hotside and go FULL RACE.

Who builds or has the best top mounted tubular headers with like two wastegate ports?

Flip I guess I should start ordering spare trannies now too.

This is too much fun!!

I'd say stick with the stock twin scroll housing, but I also don't have any experience what so ever with twin scroll setups, but everything I've seen says they are that perfect in-between for quick spool and top end power.
I know @Archer Fabrications has some pretty mean manifolds, I'm not so sure about twin scroll tho. When I go t3 eventually, I'll be getting an Archer manifold.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

I'd say stick with the stock twin scroll housing, but I also don't have any experience what so ever with twin scroll setups, but everything I've seen says they are that perfect in-between for quick spool and top end power.
I know @Archer Fabrications has some pretty mean manifolds, I'm not so sure about twin scroll tho. When I go t3 eventually, I'll be getting an Archer manifold.

Thanks for the referral!

I'm doing twinscroll t4 bottom mount, then stock replacements,, then T4 divided top mount, after i work out runner design for the divided t4 manifolds, it will be easy to use a t3 divided instead of t4 divided flange. The reason ive been putting it on the back burner is cause 1. Slammed with open scroll orders, and two, i need to take time to do some r&d for runner pairing and make it look good. Just haven't had time cause it takes a little longer weaving pipes under each other but it will come eventually, ive had a few people asking about it, and i promise I'll get there eventually

 

[red_devil]

Were you using the .55 housing too??

Yepp.

+1 for a soon to order Archer manifold

 

[JusMX141]

You definitely want to port the wastegate hole on a .55 BEP housing if you want to control boost properly through the entire RPM range regardless of what boost level you're running, although the higher your boost level is the less you'll have to worry about creep. I've found the stainless housings can be rather-difficult to port by hand so I've graduated to getting them CNC milled to a full 38mm.

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[1990TSIAWDTALON]

There folks, is the person that knows the answer!!! Thanks Justin for your input!!! That WG port looks GREAT, and BIG .

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Ok so I guess Im gonna go with a .70 or bigger hotside and go FULL RACE.

Who builds or has the best top mounted tubular headers with like two wastegate ports?

Flip I guess I should start ordering spare trannies now too.

This is too much fun!!

@Archer Fabrications FTW!!!
I have seen his FB page with all the beautiful mani's on it and they are works of art.
Keep it up Kyle!

 

[szutavern]

Thanks for the referral!

I'm doing twinscroll t4 bottom mount, then stock replacements,, then T4 divided top mount, after i work out runner design for the divided t4 manifolds, it will be easy to use a t3 divided instead of t4 divided flange. The reason ive been putting it on the back burner is cause 1. Slammed with open scroll orders, and two, i need to take time to do some r&d for runner pairing and make it look good. Just haven't had time cause it takes a little longer weaving pipes under each other but it will come eventually, ive had a few people asking about it, and i promise I'll get there eventually

Oh yeah those ARE SWEET! Do you have any of the T3 in stock? If not whats the lag time?


For those who haven't seen these beauts click here....
http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/archer-fab-t3-standard-placement-turbo-manifolds.506627/

 

[szutavern]

You definitely want to port the wastegate hole on a .55 BEP housing if you want to control boost properly through the entire RPM range regardless of what boost level you're running, although the higher your boost level is the less you'll have to worry about creep. I've found the stainless housings can be rather-difficult to port by hand so I've graduated to getting them CNC milled to a full 38mm.

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Thanks JusMX141. OK What die grinder tip or tips did you use before you had them CNC'd?

 

[JusMX141]

Pneumatic Ingersoll with a $25 carbide burr...it works, it just takes an eternity, and the chips aren't magnetic so cleanup is atrocious. I'd rather pay someone to CNC it instead of lose three hours of valuable time in which I could be doing anything other than porting.

 

[szutavern]

Thanks for all you help guys. If you get lost in Lincoln Nebraska and need a place to couch surf. Ring me up!

 

[Vegas Smith]

After I ported my 18g this summer I don't think I'll ever do it again. So much time and energy.

 

[ceedawg]

If you need a top mount TS T4 mani right now you can use JMFabrications. Them and Archer are my number one choices.

 

[szutavern]

If you need a top mount TS T4 mani right now you can use JMFabrications. Them and Archer are my number one choices.

Thanks Ceedawg

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Oh yeah those ARE SWEET! Do you have any of the T3 in stock? If not whats the lag time?


For those who haven't seen these beauts click here....
http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/archer-fab-t3-standard-placement-turbo-manifolds.506627/

Pm me

 

[92AWDHX40]

Thanks Justin if I'm keeping my bep looks like I'll find someone to cnc it instead.

 

[JusMX141]

Thanks Justin if I'm keeping my bep looks like I'll find someone to cnc it instead.

Yours is ready to bolt on and run...I ported it a fair amount before it left. The housings come from Bullseye with a hole barely large enough for a penny to fit through...which I don't understand as they're already going through such a crazy amount of machining to make the housing they may as well just open the hole up to a full 38mm while they're at it. I'd guess roughly 99% of the buyers are using an external gate on the o2 housing anyway.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Yours is ready to bolt on and run...I ported it a fair amount before it left. The housings come from Bullseye with a hole barely large enough for a penny to fit through...which I don't understand as they're already going through such a crazy amount of machining to make the housing they may as well just open the hole up to a full 38mm while they're at it. I'd guess roughly 99% of the buyers are using an external gate on the o2 housing anyway.

Or flapper welded shut, and external off manifold

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Or flapper welded shut, and external off manifold

Says the manifold KING!!!

 

[Vegas Smith]

Or flapper welded shut, and external off manifold

(Unveils new mitsu-style manifold the next day)

 

[Archer Fabrications]

(Unveils new mitsu-style manifold the next day)

Lol actually.........i am working on that next week, but I'm not sure if the collector will allow for an external or not yet., which then brings us back to justins milling option.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Yeah I remember you saying that now bolting it on this next project soon.