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Devon

15th Oct, 2009 at 01:21:15pm

i cant really see the point in having to fork out 350 notes for a mirage kit, can i either make my own ie: i need the angles etc guys or can i buy the pipes from them and weld them together myself as i am a prof welder by trade so hence thats easier

GaryOS

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15th Oct, 2009 at 01:24:00pm

Paul S and Turbo Tel posted links to sites where they bought their bends. Do a quick search

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:
I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse *happy*


On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best

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15th Oct, 2009 at 01:47:16pm

point is it'l save you the agro of doing it,
thought about a side mount setup?

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:

On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)

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15th Oct, 2009 at 02:12:30pm

Point is you are paying for the time spent on design and development for a unit that you can just bolt on to your engine and fire away.

By all means make your own, many have done,but dont expect to just get the dimensions from here and/or the pipe work from mirage.






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15th Oct, 2009 at 02:49:07pm

Didn't you make one or two yourself? maybe getting confused.

On 15th Oct, 2009 rubicon said:
point is it'l save you the agro of doing it,
thought about a side mount setup?


If I could weld then I'd make my own. the Mirage is a nice kit, but if you could competently make one it's not to difficult.

I could do with a manifold to fit a GT15 with no bulkhead mods.

I thiunk Paul s may have had some excess flanges for sale at some point, he'll also help with tube spec and supply I'm sure.

Let's not all get bogged down with copying again, he wants to make his own not a copy to sell.

Edited by wil_h on 15th Oct, 2009.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph



On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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15th Oct, 2009 at 03:19:12pm


i had a batch made up by a fabriactor friend of mine, but that was just to save a few others some money, but cant be assed with the hassle of doing it again,
but i do have the jig still....if i was doing it again id go over the clutch....

On 15th Oct, 2009 wil_h said:
Didn't you make one or two yourself? maybe getting confused.

On 15th Oct, 2009 rubicon said:
point is it'l save you the agro of doing it,
thought about a side mount setup?


If I could weld then I'd make my own. the Mirage is a nice kit, but if you could competently make one it's not to difficult.

I could do with a manifold to fit a GT15 with no bulkhead mods.

I thiunk Paul s may have had some excess flanges for sale at some point, he'll also help with tube spec and supply I'm sure.

Let's not all get bogged down with copying again, he wants to make his own not a copy to sell.

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:

On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)

GaryOS

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15th Oct, 2009 at 06:46:34pm

On 15th Oct, 2009 wil_h said:
I could do with a manifold to fit a GT15 with no bulkhead mods.


I've got one *happy*

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:
I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse *happy*


On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best

Paul S

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15th Oct, 2009 at 07:08:49pm

I designed and made my own:



Firstly, because when I wanted one the mirage supply chain had broken and they were not available and secondly, because I had to gear up to make a special inlet manifold anyway.

It cost me a lot more in the end if you include the time and the cost of the tools.

I think a side mount has the potential to make more power.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

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16th Oct, 2009 at 02:44:02am

Yes, I made one ,

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=146920&fr=0


I kept the price down by making mine in mild steel from schedule 40 pipe and Mig welding it. . The T2 flanges are easy to get, the head flanges I think are available in the UK (Demon tweaks?)

Its been a couple of years now and no problems. Never did see point of making another one in stainless, it still looks good

Problem is the exact geometry, In the end mine was angled down 45 degrees for a GT1548 but you have to be exact, I spent
a huge amount of time working it out using the e-machine shop software.

But if anyone wants my files I'll send them..

Terry

Edited by Turbo Tel on 16th Oct, 2009.

website:- http://www.terryhunt.co.uk

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