Knurled
Knurled GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/16/10 12:45 a.m.

I'm thinking of a word.... Fale. It's not even good enough to be fail. It's imitation fail.

Strizzo
Strizzo SuperDork
11/16/10 2:12 a.m.

Not the first time that's been posted fale.

And if it works who cares

mr2peak
mr2peak GRM+ Memberand Reader
11/16/10 2:55 a.m.

^ Think we know who the owner is

junkbuggie
junkbuggie Reader
11/16/10 3:42 a.m.

I don't see a problem I see genus.

bravenrace
bravenrace Dork
11/16/10 6:11 a.m.
junkbuggie wrote: I don't see a problem I see genus.

"In biology, a genus (plural: genera) is a low-level taxonomic rank (a taxon) used in the classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender",[1] cognate with Greek: γένος – genos, "race, stock, kin".[2] The hierarchy of biological classification's eight major taxonomic ranks, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia. A family contains one or more genera. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown.The composition of a genus is determined by a taxonomist. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, and hence different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. In the hierarchy of the binomial classification system, genus comes above species and below family."

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 HalfDork
11/16/10 6:52 a.m.

Well, it's not pretty, but I kinda agree with Strizzo. If it works, who cares? I think the part that bugs me the most is that 90-degree elbow going into the plenum on top of the carb.

bravenrace
bravenrace Dork
11/16/10 7:01 a.m.

Is that another turbo on the other side? I don't see an inlet pipe for that one. And I hope they removed the baffling in the muffler before using it as a plenum.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/16/10 7:23 a.m.

it may be questionable, it may not be efficent, and it certainly is not pretty.. but if it works, what is the fail?

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
11/16/10 7:29 a.m.

Is the other inlet of the exhaust open?

bravenrace
bravenrace Dork
11/16/10 7:37 a.m.

With no hoses clamps on the inlet pipe, I'm guessing this is a low pressure turbo?

eastsidemav
eastsidemav Reader
11/16/10 4:02 p.m.

It looks kind of like my welding, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't me...

Knurled
Knurled GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/16/10 6:32 p.m.

I do some sketchy things (my Panhard bracket started life as a slapper bar) but DAMN, dudes.

I can't believe this junk is being defended.

unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
11/16/10 6:35 p.m.

Considering I'm making an exhaust manifold out of fence pipe for our VG-Miata, I have no room to talk.

1967cutlass
1967cutlass New Reader
11/16/10 6:45 p.m.

Super ghetto but they probably have like $300 into that entire car so more power to them.

turbojunker
turbojunker HalfDork
11/16/10 6:56 p.m.

I've done worse.

WilberM3
WilberM3 Reader
11/16/10 6:58 p.m.
unevolved wrote: Considering I'm making an exhaust manifold out of fence pipe for our VG-Miata, I have no room to talk.

nice! i built a chunk of the Jeep XJ-R's turbo manifold out of a basketball hoop i cut down from my mom's driveway. it lent itself to a couple parts of the harness bar too

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
11/16/10 8:32 p.m.

Hah. You should have seen Team Turbo Schnitzel's blow through setup on their 351W at LeMons Spring South.

Ranger50
Ranger50 Reader
11/16/10 8:39 p.m.
turbojunker wrote: I've done worse.

+1.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/17/10 5:47 a.m.

I think I've got one of those ammo boxes if you're building a Challenger with a military twist.

Dan

bravenrace
bravenrace Dork
11/17/10 5:59 a.m.

Is there any significance to the fact that the two pictures in this thread are of Ford engines?

kb58
kb58 Reader
11/17/10 8:28 a.m.

Yes that'll work, and a twin turbo at that. Not pretty but it'll do its job for a while at least, until a rock gets sucked into a compressor. Or, until the vibrating turbos break off the tubing suspending them in air two feet from the engine.

Vigo
Vigo Dork
11/17/10 1:35 p.m.

Whats been said is true: If they took out the baffles, i dont see any problem using an empty muffler as a twin turbo carb hat. I think it's clever and goofy, so it WINS.

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