Stock header for boost?

[Kooldino]

While installing my turbo kit, i took a look at our stock cast header. I couldn't help but think "Ya know, this doesn't look half bad. I wonder why no one has made an adapter flange so that you can bolt a turbo on here."

I don't see why it couldn't be done cheaply for a low end turbo kit. You'd just need a down pipe to go with it. It would easily knock $400 off of the cost of a turbo kit. It would be nice to see a $2000 low end turbo kit for the protege. What do you guys think?

 

[YP5 Toronto]

I thought about that too....I did some searching to see if other platforms like hondas...or toyotas ever had a low end kit with this type of concept in mind, I couldn't find anything.

But the concept of it is not to far fetch.

 

[1sty]

I thought it looked good too.

 

[PaulMP3]

wasnt CH gonna try and do this orginally?

 

[chdesign]

Yea I was then i realized the outlet of the stocker is so large you would have to have a reducer made to fit inside the manifold for it to flow half assed well if you didn't the exhaust would be hitting a brick wall and your car woudl run like crap.

 

[Kooldino]

So make a reducer. Just make it smooth.

 

[VA626]

Check out the adapter plates the dudes at homemadeturbo.com made for their Hondas.

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/tech_projects/adapter_plate_tech/index.html

I really like the www.homemadeturbo site. These guys actually give me hope of making a low buck turbo kit for my 626.

 

[Kooldino]

cool!

 

[chdesign]

Making the reducer sounds alot easier than it is...you are talking about machining a complex angled funnel with a specified center bore with various changes in the geometry.....to get this machined well to fit perfectly in the stock mani would cost alot.

 

[VA626]

Yea I was then i realized the outlet of the stocker is so large you would have to have a reducer made to fit inside the manifold for it to flow half assed well if you didn't the exhaust would be hitting a brick wall and your car woudl run like crap.

What is the diameter of the outlet on the stock manifold?

 

[VA626]

Making the reducer sounds alot easier than it is...you are talking about machining a complex angled funnel with a specified center bore with various changes in the geometry.....to get this machined well to fit perfectly in the stock mani would cost alot.

I disagree. It's not that hard to make a reducer. Tell me what size the stock outlet is on a Protege and I'll tell you how hard it would be to make.

 

[turbo_p5]

actually the original tri-point engineering turbo kit was made to bolt up to the stock exhaust manifold. That is until that whole aerodyne thing happend and tri-point decided to change their kit design.