Mini Gate installation

steve-o

steve-o

Member
Here ya go! Some pics of how I did it.
wg1.jpg

someone lended me a spare x-over for less down-time..
wg2.jpg

I'd recomend a 90* for the top can fitting too, it might hit your CCHE..
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I love it! One of the best mods i've done. I use a greddy profec-b for boost control. The cheapo flexy pipe i used makes a sick sound when the wg opens (and it's starting to rust). But when i let off the pedal, the sound of the HKS SSQV blow off valve makes up for it, kinda.
Hope this helps.
 
nightdiver

nightdiver

Active member
NJTy180 said:
steve, nice pics, you dont happen to have any closeups of the flange welded to the crossover do ya??
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The man knows something!!!!!!!!
You have to weld something to support the gate or the vibration will brake the crossover where it is welded
 
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Captain Morgan

Moderated User
nightdiver said:
The man knows something!!!!!!!!
You have to weld something to support the gate or the vibration will brake the crossover where it is welded
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yes, i know lots of things :D
so what did you do to support it cause I cant see anything in those pics, maybe im just missing it.
 
nightdiver

nightdiver

Active member
NJTy180 said:
nightdiver said:
The man knows something!!!!!!!!
You have to weld something to support the gate or the vibration will brake the crossover where it is welded
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yes, i know lots of things :D
so what did you do to support it cause I cant see anything in those pics, maybe im just missing it.
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That makes two of us :D
 
Ian Turgeon

Ian Turgeon

Cascading Inspiration
donno about having to support em. I've seen tons of em run w/o a support for years.. mine (progate, much heavier) has been entact for a year now with off/on daily driving.

I'd take a look at the welder.

also, is there a flex hose availible in that size made from stainless?
 
steve-o

steve-o

Member
Naw, there's nothing supporting the wg... it's just hanging there, with zip ties! No,jk. Unfortunately, i might not have a pic on file that shows the a close-up of the flange weld. But I can tell you the flange has a small piece of pipe welded to it and the other end of that I 'c' sectioned to the general shape of the pipe. then i crawled underneath and removed the CCHE one day and kinda mocked up the flange to the x-over while it was still on the truck. I got a sharpie and outlined where i wanted it welded. Then i took the x-over off and replaced it with the loaner. (At the time it was my daily driver) I took it to work and drilled a big azz hole where it was to be welded. Then I had a guy there tig weld the flange to lines I marked out... viola!! I even went as far as brodeling out the excess material on the inside- you know, where the pipe meets the x-over. It may not be nessessary to 'port' the wg flange as i did but i had some extra time before the weekend. If you're concerned about the strength of the weld then i wouldn't do it. The guy who welded it for me is very skillful with the tig.
Mike Lee emailed me some helpful pics of a welded crossover with some measurements. They gave me a better perspective of the install before i actually started. Hmm, I think i deleted them. But if you email him he will prolly send 'em out to you too. Thanks for the compliments fellas!!
 
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