I'm thinking of a word.... Fale. It's not even good enough to be fail. It's imitation fail.
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Nov. 16, 2010 12:45 a.m. Knurled HalfDork
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Nov. 16, 2010 2:12 a.m. Strizzo SuperDork
Not the first time that's been posted fale.
And if it works who cares
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Nov. 16, 2010 2:55 a.m. mr2peak Reader
^ Think we know who the owner is
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Nov. 16, 2010 3:42 a.m. junkbuggie Reader
I don't see a problem I see genus.
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Nov. 16, 2010 6:11 a.m. bravenrace Dork
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."
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Nov. 16, 2010 6:52 a.m. 1988RedT2 HalfDork
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.
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Nov. 16, 2010 7:01 a.m. bravenrace Dork
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.
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Nov. 16, 2010 7:23 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
it may be questionable, it may not be efficent, and it certainly is not pretty.. but if it works, what is the fail?
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Nov. 16, 2010 7:29 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Is the other inlet of the exhaust open?
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Nov. 16, 2010 7:37 a.m. bravenrace Dork
With no hoses clamps on the inlet pipe, I'm guessing this is a low pressure turbo?
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Nov. 16, 2010 4:02 p.m. eastsidemav Reader
It looks kind of like my welding, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't me...
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Nov. 16, 2010 6:32 p.m. Knurled HalfDork
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.
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Nov. 16, 2010 6:35 p.m. unevolved HalfDork
Considering I'm making an exhaust manifold out of fence pipe for our VG-Miata, I have no room to talk.
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Nov. 16, 2010 6:45 p.m. 1967cutlass New Reader
Super ghetto but they probably have like $300 into that entire car so more power to them.
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Nov. 16, 2010 6:56 p.m. turbojunker HalfDork
I've done worse.
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Nov. 16, 2010 6:58 p.m. WilberM3 Reader
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
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Nov. 16, 2010 8:32 p.m. Jensenman SuperDork
Hah. You should have seen Team Turbo Schnitzel's blow through setup on their 351W at LeMons Spring South.
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Nov. 16, 2010 8:39 p.m. Ranger50 Reader
turbojunker wrote:
I've done worse.
+1.
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Nov. 17, 2010 5:47 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
I think I've got one of those ammo boxes if you're building a Challenger with a military twist.
Dan
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Nov. 17, 2010 5:59 a.m. bravenrace Dork
Is there any significance to the fact that the two pictures in this thread are of Ford engines?
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Nov. 17, 2010 8:28 a.m. kb58 Reader
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.
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Nov. 17, 2010 1:35 p.m. Vigo Dork
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.
