EclipseOwner95
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- Oct 16, 2002
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Jacksonville,
Florida
So I just got my new turbo setup yesterday. Tried to mock up the turbo today and had mixed issues.
Its a bolt on HTA86 from FP with a Tial 44WG.
1. I ordered this : http://store.forcedperformance.net/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=FP&Product_Code=FLFP30VB&Category_Code=Acc-Flanges with the turbo, the side exit I had purchased was a 3", the outlet on the FP30 turbine housing is 2.5. This looked like the answer, considering it made reference to the FP30 turbine housing, I figured it would have to work. With just the flange slid onto the turbine outlet, there is virtually zero clearance between the end of the flange, and the WG outlet on the housing. So I'm not sure how this was supposed to work. I haven't contacted FP yet to ask them what I should do, but its impossible to even get the v-band clamp for the WG around the outlet, let alone have the WG there.
2. I get to looking at this side exit, and its actually a 2.5" V-Band on the end of it, so it lines up perfectly with the turbine housing, I'm thinking, I may not end up needing that 2.5-3.0 transition flange at all! Then I run into my next problem, and this really bothered me, and maybe other people have had this issue, and dealt with it but idk. The whole reason I got the turbo with the FP30 housing was simple bolt on, simple WG v-band installation yadda yadda. But I can't possibly see how this would work. Again I haven't spoken with anyone at FP yet but I just can't immagine how I could have so much of a clearance issue with the WG when it was designed for a 44mm wg to be mounted directly to the housing.
Any input/advice would be appreciated. As it sits Im exploring options of buying a 180* mandrel U-bend to relocate the WG towards the front of the turbo, but that bend, + welding + more flanges is going to end up costing me another $150 on top of more down time I was not anticipating.
Also, any of you guys running side exit exhausts, did you have to do any grinding of the frame rail? It looks like it might require some. I'm not sure how much you can get away with without weakening the structural integrity of the car, not to mention I have an oil cooler which makes it even more of a PITA...
Its a bolt on HTA86 from FP with a Tial 44WG.
1. I ordered this : http://store.forcedperformance.net/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=FP&Product_Code=FLFP30VB&Category_Code=Acc-Flanges with the turbo, the side exit I had purchased was a 3", the outlet on the FP30 turbine housing is 2.5. This looked like the answer, considering it made reference to the FP30 turbine housing, I figured it would have to work. With just the flange slid onto the turbine outlet, there is virtually zero clearance between the end of the flange, and the WG outlet on the housing. So I'm not sure how this was supposed to work. I haven't contacted FP yet to ask them what I should do, but its impossible to even get the v-band clamp for the WG around the outlet, let alone have the WG there.
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2. I get to looking at this side exit, and its actually a 2.5" V-Band on the end of it, so it lines up perfectly with the turbine housing, I'm thinking, I may not end up needing that 2.5-3.0 transition flange at all! Then I run into my next problem, and this really bothered me, and maybe other people have had this issue, and dealt with it but idk. The whole reason I got the turbo with the FP30 housing was simple bolt on, simple WG v-band installation yadda yadda. But I can't possibly see how this would work. Again I haven't spoken with anyone at FP yet but I just can't immagine how I could have so much of a clearance issue with the WG when it was designed for a 44mm wg to be mounted directly to the housing.
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Any input/advice would be appreciated. As it sits Im exploring options of buying a 180* mandrel U-bend to relocate the WG towards the front of the turbo, but that bend, + welding + more flanges is going to end up costing me another $150 on top of more down time I was not anticipating.
Also, any of you guys running side exit exhausts, did you have to do any grinding of the frame rail? It looks like it might require some. I'm not sure how much you can get away with without weakening the structural integrity of the car, not to mention I have an oil cooler which makes it even more of a PITA...
I'm not sure if others have made it work with a straight exhaust pipe like you have, or not. Maybe we can get some others to chime in. If all else fails, you'll probably need to contact FP and explain your situation. Good luck!
