RXtacy's slooow build up - Page 3

RXtacy · 10-12-2013, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by chibikougan

Oooooh!

Thank you sir for the tips! I'm no welder by profession!

speedjunkie · 10-12-2013, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RXtacy

Yea I put an empty keg in my engine bay (on engine mounts and connected to transmission) and test fitted everything before tacking the manifold together. The wastegates have a lot of clearance to the frame rail and subframe and the dump tubes can easily exit through the opening in the subframe.

This is Mike I think we met at DGRR last year. At the BP on the last day before we left. I was driving Brian's (TitaniumTT) FC. Love your FD

Sweet!

Yeah I remember you! I didn't realize this was you though lol.

Thanks! I'm loving your FD as well. And those welds do look really good. I still have to learn to do that myself lol.

Fendamonky · 10-14-2013, 09:08 AM

Looking badass Mike!! I can´t wait to see this baby running

Do you have a (guestimated) eta for the initial start-up?

RXtacy · 10-14-2013, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by speedjunkie

Sweet!

Yeah I remember you! I didn't realize this was you though lol.

Thanks! I'm loving your FD as well. And those welds do look really good. I still have to learn to do that myself lol.

Haha no worries. Is it Eric?

Thanks man! I still have a long way to go, but it just takes a lot of seat time.

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Originally Posted by Fendamonky

Looking badass Mike!! I can´t wait to see this baby running

Do you have a (guestimated) eta for the initial start-up?

Thanks Levi. Haha no idea. I hope to have it done by Deals Gap.

RXtacy · 10-14-2013, 08:38 PM

Small update:

Made the cut outs for the wastegates. Used a plasma cutter, then cleaned up with a carbide.

Set up dual flow meter/regulators so I could backpurge the manifold during final welding.

Did the finish welding on the wastegate flanges.

While welding the second flange the foot pedal control for my TIG crapped out.

I had to finish it with the 2T torch control

I hate using the torch control. Had planned to finish all the welding today, but will have to wait until the new foot pedal comes in.

chibikougan · 10-14-2013, 10:23 PM

Teee Heee! That setup seems to be perfect on the bottle awesome..

Love it looking great!

JhnRX7 · 10-21-2013, 01:24 PM

Awesome project!

Looking forward to see if you will be able to re-route the wastegates... I have been putting off going single, but I have been getting tired of replacing twins so a single will be in my future soon. I absolutely want a short runner manifold but for me the deal breaker is being able to reroute the wastegates. I have yet to see it done on a short runner like this.

RXtacy · 10-21-2013, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JhnRX7

Awesome project!

Looking forward to see if you will be able to re-route the wastegates... I have been putting off going single, but I have been getting tired of replacing twins so a single will be in my future soon. I absolutely want a short runner manifold but for me the deal breaker is being able to reroute the wastegates. I have yet to see it done on a short runner like this.

Thanks John

That won't be for a while. I'll be running open dump initially. The only forcing factor for going re-route will be whenever I wanna hit up LRP. Stupid noise restriction

I think it will be doable, tough but doable.

Turblown · 10-21-2013, 06:33 PM

Interesting! Looking forward to the results!

RXtacy · 10-21-2013, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Turblown

Interesting! Looking forward to the results!

Thanks! Me too

Got my clutch. Exedy twin disk. My buddy Tyler gave me a unbeatable deal on it. Thanks brotha!

Also finished up the turbo manifold.

Will have more pics once it's cool.

speedjunkie · 10-22-2013, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JhnRX7

Awesome project!

Looking forward to see if you will be able to re-route the wastegates... I have been putting off going single, but I have been getting tired of replacing twins so a single will be in my future soon. I absolutely want a short runner manifold but for me the deal breaker is being able to reroute the wastegates. I have yet to see it done on a short runner like this.

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Originally Posted by RXtacy

Thanks John

That won't be for a while. I'll be running open dump initially. The only forcing factor for going re-route will be whenever I wanna hit up LRP. Stupid noise restriction

I think it will be doable, tough but doable.

I'm planning on plumbing mine into the DP too, but I've been putting it off because it seems like such a huge project and probably be a PITA to do with a short runner manifold.

Good work on the manifold btw!

GySgtFrank · 10-22-2013, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by RXtacy

Will have more pics once it's cool.

Sig: "It allows me to secks them before they're cool"

Those should be interesting pictures.

RXtacy · 10-23-2013, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by speedjunkie

I'm planning on plumbing mine into the DP too, but I've been putting it off because it seems like such a huge project and probably be a PITA to do with a short runner manifold.

Good work on the manifold btw!

Good luck with the re-route. I bet it won't be as bad as you think. What size is your downpipe?

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Originally Posted by GySgtFrank

Those should be interesting pictures.

***TitaniumTT*** · 10-23-2013, 05:31 PM

Looks good Mike! I <3 Pics

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Originally Posted by JhnRX7

Awesome project!

Looking forward to see if you will be able to re-route the wastegates... I have been putting off going single, but I have been getting tired of replacing twins so a single will be in my future soon. I absolutely want a short runner manifold but for me the deal breaker is being able to reroute the wastegates. I have yet to see it done on a short runner like this.

Hey John..... Lets put it this way.... the mani Mike and I built for my car is almost a carbon copy of the one we built for his.... difference beeing because of the motor mounts and firewall placement... fitting a 4" DP in my FC was a MOTHERFUCKER...... but I built a LimeRockPipe to recirc both dump tubes back into the DP.... while it wasn't fun, it took about a day to build to use it for like 20 minutes..... hopefully I can extend that this year

So.... planning on taking this to LRP eh? LOVE IT!!! That should make up for the lack of rotaries on the track this past year

JhnRX7 · 10-23-2013, 06:04 PM

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...... but I built a LimeRockPipe to recirc both dump tubes back into the DP....

Yeahhhhh this year was pretty weak for track events. I do have a Thunderbolt day planned for Nov 10th BTW. I have a trailer now, so LRP is even more tempting now!

10-21-2013, 01:24 PM	#37
JhnRX7 Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 142 Rep Power: 18	Awesome project! Looking forward to see if you will be able to re-route the wastegates... I have been putting off going single, but I have been getting tired of replacing twins so a single will be in my future soon. I absolutely want a short runner manifold but for me the deal breaker is being able to reroute the wastegates. I have yet to see it done on a short runner like this.

10-21-2013, 06:33 PM	#39
Turblown Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 13	Interesting! Looking forward to the results!