Brad850 Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Other than M10 studs, do you guys with big turbos do anything to support the added weight? (if there are any of you left lol) I just purchased a gtx30R and she's pretty hefty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb5 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 If you're using a factory manifold, I'd think you'd be ok without any additional bracing. All of the big turbo installs I've seen in person don't have any extra bracing, the stock manifold should be plenty rigid to support the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad850 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 I've had the R manifold for quite a bit and plan on using it probably for good. I was more concerned about the assembly as a whole weighing down on the block, rather than the manifold itself. The old stock mani had a brace which was scrapped when I installed the R mani. I'm only concerned because I figure Volvo installed that bracket for a reason, and that was only designed with the little td04's in mind. Just to reiterate what you said, I've only seen two builds with a custom bracket made (Hussein's being one of them), so I guess it's a non issue. And now that you mention it, Hussein probably only did that on account of his custom manifold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackT5 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 You'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Mohammed Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 I made a bracket that attaches to the compressor housing of my turbo and then made another bracket that mounts on the gearbox flange. I linked the two of them using a small rose joint that allowed articulation of the turbo for turbo/manifold expansion. My problem was that the turbo kept coming loose under track use. Nordlock washers fixed that and the brace helped reduce some of the load off the manifold studs. That said if you're using it for street use and you're not getting into sustained high EGTs then you should be fine using nordlock washers alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad850 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Stefan Mohammed said: Yours was the one I had in mind when I mentioned I've only seen two people do this. I think you may have been the one that mentioned Nordlock washers as well, which is why I bought them. You did a really nice job on your car by the way. Thanks for posting this. I like to over do things, so I want to do this. I might find myself in a rogue auto x course one day. Can't be too careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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