Would anyone be interested in these plenums?
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Hello all

My friend made me up this:





I was thinking a few others may fancy them too, I put it on my car and it was a straight swap and has caused no apparent fueling problems

Advantages as i see it are :
Improved pipe work runs (shorter)
Less heat gain as the pipes dont run over the manfolds to pick up heat
Dumpvalve and fuel regulator (in my case) outlets come out in a suitable location leading to a neater installation

They are made of stainless and so polish up quite nicely

Would anyone else here be interested? ill see if I can twist his arm into making up some more

Edited by Nic on 4th Jan, 2010.

nic i think ill have one if this goes ahead! if it was in a few months time

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

do they have a restrictor ring? or use the one out of the metro plenum?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

looks a really nice setup btw

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

They use an exact copy of the metro restrictor ring so all fueling should be ok

ive popped it on my car and all seems fine, although ive got a rolling road in a few weeks so we will know then, but no problems have shown up so far

I would have one mate if it can be done sharpish and i can pay online as i'm in russia at the mo. I need one for when i get back.

Take it the intercooler is 2inch and the DV 1 inch?

Let me know if i can

cheers

Nic

I would be intrested in one of these depending on the rolling road results. looking at the pics how is the outlet side of the turbo done on your car? Is it just the standard t2 outlet pipe or is it a custom jobbie?

Either way it looks a really nice setup :)

right, i am just waiting response from my mate, hopefully he can knock them up quicksharp

yep for 2" pipework so your loosing a restriction there, and a 1" dumpvalve take off, they also use a 8mm take off for the regulator pipe-so you doint need to twat around streching 6mm pipe over the reg anymore

ill have to see if i can get him to do paypal, or if not im sure i can trust you iain

stig-my t2 outlet is std using 90deg bend coming off it

interested, but not for a while as my turbo engine is on hold for car repairs. Probably looking at end of summer, def interested though as it looks a great design.

I've seen the future and tbh its Pie

right nic i will have one for sure pm me with details buddy

by the way nic that engine compartment is just fab

question, whats the intercooler your using ??

Nic,

Are these still available as I need one.

Rob

same ere

Yeah, i think theres a couple kicking about

My mate who makes them may not be able to get access to a tig after these are gone for a while as he sold his (he planned to upgrade and hasnt bought one yet), however hopefully more will be available again after

nic do you think your mate could make one up if i sent him a back plate and dimetions.


this is for an 8 port.

PM Sent

Id have thought so, im not sure on if he has access to a welder at the mo though, ill pm you his email

looks like a nice piece of work, as the restrictor ring is in place it gets the thumbs up from me, but sadly i'm ok for one at the mo.

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
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Nic.

Just had the van dyno'd at Vmax and Stuart thinks my diy Maestro plenum jobbie is the reason why we're maxing out on AFR under boost despite using a 37 mm orifice plate.

Stuart was still smiling from when he dyno'd yours and recalled that you used the stainless plenum.

Rob H has just loaned me the one he bought from you recently at Combe so that I can try it as a replacement for mine.

If its sorts the problem, am I still able to get hold of a new one from your mate ? How many sovs ?

Ta.

Richard.

Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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In that pic Nic shouldn't the pipe off the actuator go back to the inlet manifold?

More likely the compressor housing with a bleed valve in between.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Doh! oh yeah, it tricked me because the actuators on the opposite way round :)

Second dibs if there are any left.

my answer on the topic title: Yes.

But are there any left and what are the costs? Or are they stil the same?

Edited by paneermeel on 4th Jan, 2010.

there is nothing wrong with a A-series that a turbo can't fix.

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