Official Turbo Header Thread..

[RedZMonte]

Well ive got a start on the headers. Im going to need to order some more piping and im waiting on the 3-to-1 header collector and v-band flanges to arrive.. But here is what ive got going.. Headers are all stainless, Pipes are 304ss and flanges are 318 stainless and tig welded:
* 1 5/8's primaries
* 3-to-1 collector (1 5/8" inlets w/ 2" outlet)
* 2" Crossover w/ T4 divided flange (ordering a Twin Scroll turbo housing)
* LQ1 Head flanges (custom made by Mark at O.E.M, Thanks )

i will get more pics as they progress.



The 1st exhaust bank will snake up and around the center bank and center in above both the middle and right bank... should be very clean.


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[BlackJack]

Which engine are you doing this on?

My headers have worked fine for now, but I'm interested to see how these turn out. The ones I have don't have good accessibility to some of the bolts except with a combo wrench and are extremely time consuming to install/remove when the engine is in the car.

*following thread*

[SappySE107]

This is for a 3.4 DOHC. I will have turbo headers for the pushrods once we have NA taken care of.

[BlackJack]

Right on!

[RedZMonte]

2" v-band flanges w/ clamps showed up today.. now i just need the Collectors to show up. and yeah this is for the LQ1 3.4L DOHC....

Blackjack, any pics or a cardomain?



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[RedZMonte]

im feeln' lucky i dont have to worry about spark plugs around the headers, makes them more compact.... DOHC FTMFW!

[RedZMonte]

Collectors should arrive today and im off tomorrow so i should hopefully have some more pics for everyones viewing pleasure tomorrow.

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[RedZMonte]

got the collectors..

[1988GTU]

what material and where did you buy them?

[RedZMonte]

everything is T304 stainless... but they are availible in mild steel if you want. i got them on the internet.

[RedZMonte]

LMAO! i got them from http://www.coneeng.com/collectors.html

[1988GTU]

Oh ouch I'd be scared to ask what you paid for those.... Knowing what they are like personally.

[RedZMonte]

you'd be surprised how cheap they where... $41ea + shipping for stainless.

[1988GTU]

They use to be obtainable for 30 each shipped (304 ss) [from another place] . That was about a year ago (again, not directed towards the place you purchased yours at) !

I in no way am implying that this company (coneeng) is the place I am referring too.


Just under 100 for two now, geeesh!!!

[3400-95-Modified]

After seeing this thread you made me just go and buy 3 V-Band clamps... I need to eliminate my 3-bolt flanges on my header and cat/cutout pipe...

This will make it MUCH easier to remove the cutout pipe, or the cat pipe and swap back and forth. In this application 1 bolt > 3 bolts...