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![]() 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
17th Apr, 2014 at 10:15:25pm
I had the day off work today, so I popped to my local Motorsport exhausts place. Had a good chat with the guys there, and they can supply me with a MUCH tighter bend for the turbo elbow. So much so that'll it'll be 90 degree bend now. It'll mean that there will be much more block clearance and will bring the downpipe down near vertically down the block and bring it towards the centre more. There is a minimum order, so I'll have to wait for pay day to get the next batch of pipes. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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![]() 1425 Posts Member #: 9199 Post Whore Lancashire |
18th Apr, 2014 at 07:55:52am
Great news matty, engine will be in this weekend so can use mini if required.
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9 Posts Member #: 10816 Junior Member barnsley southyorkshire |
18th Apr, 2014 at 10:50:27am
hi im new on here and hope im not intruding but would it be poss for you to pm me price of manifold and down pipe please thanks scotty |
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126 Posts Member #: 10212 Advanced Member Sleaford Lincolnshire |
23rd Apr, 2014 at 09:25:52pm
On 17th Apr, 2014 Brett said:
On 17th Apr, 2014 Jawd said:
Matt This looks far to close to the bulkhead and outdrive pot? wont the heat be a problem? On your list for both downpipe and manifold Jawd These are looking awesome, a real credit to you matty for sorting all these out Jawd.. my down pipe was very close and I had no issues even with a 300 mile ish round trip Ok Brett thanks for the input Matt still wanting both when ready Jawd |
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![]() 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
24th Apr, 2014 at 09:15:23am
i collected the tighter bends last night to bring it further across to the centre. so hopefully not too much longer now https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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![]() 1425 Posts Member #: 9199 Post Whore Lancashire |
24th Apr, 2014 at 09:34:57am
Looking forward to the revised version.
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![]() 1648 Posts Member #: 9038 Post Whore Carlisle, Cumbria |
6th May, 2014 at 08:21:31am
Any news on these matty? Last major part I need before I can start the mini that's all |
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![]() 1425 Posts Member #: 9199 Post Whore Lancashire |
11th May, 2014 at 08:13:51am
Recieved downpipe off Matty and what a great piece of kit.
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![]() 7265 Posts Member #: 1268 The Boom Boom speaker Police! Essex |
11th May, 2014 at 09:17:04am
Looks like it tucks up nice and tight to the tunnel. Very nicely done Matty. In the 13's at last!.. Just |
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![]() 1666 Posts Member #: 252 Post Whore Sunny suffolk |
11th May, 2014 at 09:53:02am
Looks a great piece ok kit. Top job matty, nicely made. -MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO- |
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![]() 2054 Posts Member #: 452 Post Whore Chester, UK |
11th May, 2014 at 04:15:23pm
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313 Posts Member #: 9367 Senior Member Derby |
11th May, 2014 at 07:06:06pm
I can't believe everyone is having to bash and dent these things to make it clear all sorts of bits in their engine bays. |
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![]() 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
11th May, 2014 at 07:07:04pm
I am happy with the fitment now after seeing how well it fits on Lee's car so I can now take payments for the downpipes.
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![]() 1425 Posts Member #: 9199 Post Whore Lancashire |
11th May, 2014 at 08:41:50pm
Great piece of kit, thanks again Matty.
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![]() 537 Posts Member #: 8926 Post Whore Sheffield |
13th May, 2014 at 09:30:57am
Looks like a good fit! |
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![]() 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
13th May, 2014 at 09:53:08am
On 11th May, 2014 bakker110 said:
I can't believe everyone is having to bash and dent these things to make it clear all sorts of bits in their engine bays. I can't believe you think that something like this will fit the same in every aplication without some tweeking in certain cases! Nothing is standard here, and Matty has done a very good job making it that much easier to use the GT1752 turbocharger. Its not Matty's fault that some one has decided to put a non standard part in the way. There are ways round the problem, and for Lee, having already drilled and tapped a non standard hole into the block for the water take off, made use of the hammer. It certainly wont affect performance. For what it's worth, if Lee had the downpipe before thinking about where to take the water from, using the hammer approach might not have even been considered. Have some respect............ If you find that a bit harsh, i'm sorry. On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
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![]() 1425 Posts Member #: 9199 Post Whore Lancashire |
13th May, 2014 at 11:04:37am
Sporcket im offended that you suggest I used a hammer....... it was a FCUKing big hammer i'll have you know.
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![]() 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
13th May, 2014 at 12:24:40pm
On 13th May, 2014 lee.pb said:
Sporcket im offended that you suggest I used a hammer....... it was a FCUKing big hammer i'll have you know. My bad On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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78 Posts Member #: 9054 Advanced Member Disneyland Near Paris |
18th May, 2014 at 05:27:25pm
im very excited to try our new pieces Matty =) |
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![]() 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
18th May, 2014 at 05:58:57pm
As Colin has said, it has been designed to be as universal fitting as possible. The 1st downpipe was a trial to see if a 57mm downpipe was a viable option, and after feedback from Nick, it turned out to be too much of a squeeze on a standard setup. Which was the reasoning behind doing it in two parts and reducing down to 51mm before the pot joint. Moving the pipe further from the block to clear the water feed was too much of a compromise, and would mean it fouling completely on the subframe. There will always be a difference in opinion on how the fit should be, and with making it in 2 parts in means it can be adjusted to suit engine tilt, and the second section can be tucked right up inside the tunnel if an internal linkage is used. It's possible to squeeze a water fitting in without having to dent the pipe, but it will require modifying the banjo setup.
Edited by matty on 18th May, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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![]() 1425 Posts Member #: 9199 Post Whore Lancashire |
18th May, 2014 at 07:06:17pm
I second Mattys comment, there is no need to molest the manifold, I only did it to allow additional clearance for the water take off on the rear of the block.
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![]() 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
21st May, 2014 at 08:58:50pm
On 18th May, 2014 Ozyris said:
im very excited to try our new pieces Matty =) Pm sent Oz. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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![]() 537 Posts Member #: 8926 Post Whore Sheffield |
22nd May, 2014 at 12:30:14pm
My downpipe got a severe molesting haha |
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![]() 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
23rd May, 2014 at 06:02:23pm
I collected the second sections of the downpipes this evening, so all those that have paid will be completed over the weekend.
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![]() 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
23rd May, 2014 at 06:06:40pm
thats Nice!
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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