3" exhaust ENTER

[The Devils Own Chariot]

A big thanks goes to Mike Renz for making me this custom stainless steel exhaust flange. It worked perfect Mike :tup:

If you are someone with 3" exhaust how does my clearance look to you? I did shave a hair off the exhaust manifold to give it extra room (dont worry I didnt go deep). I plan on exhaust wrapping the entire down pipe. Ho much will the stainless expand once it heats up?
I still have more to do and I will post more as I go.

 

[nallj92]

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1/4 inch or so, as long as it wont hit anything with engine movement, Is this just a 45 deg 3 inch pipe? might look into another bend on the bottom to get it around the corner, similar to the jsm/pte style. I remember bending in the body tab next to the DP for more clearance.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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Yeah I got a flex pipe, V band and another 45 to weld on before the DP is done.
It is just a 3" 45deg pipe right now.

 

[QuinnSY]

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It looks better than mine. My trucks inner fender lwas banged it up pretty good with a hammer to make it fit by the previous owner....

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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It looks better than mine. My trucks inner fender lwas banged it up pretty good with a hammer to make it fit by the previous owner....

Ha ha dont feel bad. I had to hammer mine a little to get the hot side of my turbo to fit. Im sure you can see it on the pic if you try.

 

[RenzFab]

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A big thanks goes to Mike Renz for making me this custom stainless steel exhaust flange. It worked perfect Mike :tup:

you're welcome :tup: glad it worked out well for you.

For anyone else interested, i made a couple extras of these in case he burned it up welding to it and needed more :lol:

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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More pics. I decided to beef up the welds between the turbo flange and the pipe. I listened to stories of my friends DP welds cracking all the time. That was enough for me. It does not look as good but its better than a cracked DP weld.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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Just about finished. The guys at advanced auto said I need to spray this silicon sealer spray all over the wrap. Its got a grey color. I see a lot of people not doing that. What is the best way to go? To spray or not to spray?
It did work out nice doing the DP this way. I can still reach all my plugs and its a lot further away from the plug wires.

 

[Don W.]

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Question: Where does the BOV intake plumb in? The cross-over?

Here's a link to some pics of my original install of JSM's 3" pipe. Very close at the frame. But with the extra joint easy to remove. (Solid mounts so no movement issues.) This was a GP back on '07. My how time flies. The starter wiring protection is HIGHLY recommended. I've gone further than what you see since then. It gets HOTTT down there.

http://www.sonic.net/~donpris/Turbo Down Pipe Mod/

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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I also have solid motor mounts. Im glad I did that. I think it would have been a little hairy if there was movement from the motor. Especially on boost launches and the motor twisting all the time.
This pic should sum up where the wastegate is plumbed.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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Anyone know the answer to my spray question?

 

[Don W.]

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I've not seen that adapter before. Where'd that come from? Reason for all the Q's is I'm going to need to do something about WG control so looking at options.

Don't know about the spray. I did wrap my crossover and within a couple of years (not bad if you think about it) it deteriorated and had to be replaced. Is silicone spray going to help? Not sure what the reasoning is. Also is there a "spray" that can deal with the heat? Just thinking out loud...

Thanks for the pic! Good looking setup.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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I got that adapter off ebay. Search T3 38mm adapter. Its made out of cast.
The silicon spray is supposed to shed moisture and protect the wrap.

 

[Don W.]

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Thanks. For the spray I guess I'd just read the can verrrry carefully, I think heat is your enemy here not moisture. Unless the truck is parked for extended periods.