Will GT17 fit mirage manifolds with bulkhead cut and boxed?
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I'm new to the whole turbo thing, been running a Vmax charger kit, however I've come to my senses! I would like to achieve 150bhp+, but really don’t want a T3 setup due to the lag issue. I am seriously considering the mirage kit, with a T2 hybrid (T25 internals and compressor housing, but I keep reading how good and efficient the GT17 is.

My question is, can the GT17 be mounted to the mirage manifold if the bulkhead is cut and boxed? I really don’t mind the cutting and welding if it creates more space and clearance. Would I have to modify the fitting flange and make my own end plate and down pipes

Are there any other options out there, I know Mike Race as a GT17 on a modified the Metro T3 manifold, is this just as easy and efficient?

Class C 3rd Place Avon 2011 14.18 @101mph

No, the GT1752 cannot be fitted with the Mirage manifold. The compressor fouls the block.

Bat tried it.

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."

Paul, didn't you develope up with a manifold that alows a GT17 to be fitted without a bulkhead box?

The powers of search:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=213856

I think it can be done, although I never got around to building up a manifold to try it.

I plan to make one up for the 998 sometime soon.

Edited by Paul S on 3rd Mar, 2010.

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."