ya something with a bolt that large..... well IMO im not worried about snapping it. if its that tight it will just turn the motor over.

 

I thought that I had snapped it when I broke it loose because it made a huge snap noise and was really loose but then I pulled it and then was like o I guess I didn't. o yeah plus I had a pipe on the end of my breaker bar lol.

 

Test fit...
Grind schit...
Test fit...
Grind more schit...

 

Lookin good. Impact guns ftw. So much easier.

 

Minor set back....


....The turbo sits too low for the oil drain line to properly drain. So, I bought a cast manifold the has the wastegate flange on it along with a T3 connection. I be able to eliminate the wastegate adapter and the HF manifold to T3 adapter...

...I have to wait for the damn manifold to come in though.

 

That sucks, lmk if you need any help... done with school after a full day tomorrow and one hour on tuesday.

 

You could have turned the O2 sensor bung into a wastegate flange. Seen that done before with the HF Manifold



Like that or you can weld a wastegate flange directly on top of the O2 sensor hole and bore out the hole to 38mm (or whatever size your wastegate is)

 

Oh, don't think I didn't contemplate that a long while. Welding a cast manifold is not a great idea. The O2 bung is too small for proper flow for a waste gate so it is imperative to drill it to the proper diameter. Plus, you run the risk of promoting cracks by potentially compromising the structural integrity of the cast manifold when you drill it out.

So, instead of ghetto rigging any more of this project I decided to drop the whopping $75 on the cast manifold with the waste gate located where ALL FOUR collect, none of that single exhaust rung crap.

Pictures meow...






Tomorrow I'll be marking the drain hole on the oil pan and looking for a place to bend my downpipe (or cut it to bits).

 

Oh alright. Wasn't aware that it wasn't a good idea.

New setup looks really nice though.

 

It's not the end of the world. Heck, it's probably still better than getting one of those pretty tubular style manifolds that a all pretty and fancy. Those are not for daily drivers at all. They look so nice though. If I was uber rich I'd buy 4-5 of the same tubular manifolds and just switch 'em out when they crack.