I'm planning on building a compound turbo. I will be using a k14 for the small turbo and a hy35 for the large one. I want to use an external wastegate to bypass the k14 at high flow because the kkk turbos have such small wastegate passages. I will enlarge the exhaust ports on the head extensively. This is all to keep the EMP as low as possible so the head doesn't warp.
Since the k14 will be first after the manifold, i'm thinking the easiest approach would be to use the 1.6TD manifold to match the trapezoidal flange and cut/weld an additional flange for the external wastegate.
The question is, how easy will it be to weld a flange onto the cast manifold or would it be better to find a VW manifold with an external WG flange already of on and cut off the turbo flange and weld on a trapezoidal one?
Here's a manifold I'm thinking about. It looks pretty monstrous though. I don't know if it will even fit without hitting the firewall. Plus the turbo flange would be difficult to weld because there is so little room.
That manifold has a rectangular turbo flange though.
I know you want to use the trapezoid flange but if you get a manifold off a Audi 5cyl turbo car you can cut the front exhaust flange and they already have the flange for the wastegate. They bolt right on our heads but have the extra flange due to the 5cyl
thus cutting it off.
A friend of mine JUST gave one away damnit!
The Audi manifold have the flange for the k26 turbo which would be easy to adapt to any flange type.
I know you want to use the trapezoid flange but if you get a manifold off a Audi 5cyl turbo car you can cut the front exhaust flange and they already have the flange for the wastegate. They bolt right on our heads but have the extra flange due to the 5cyl thus cutting it off.
A friend of mine JUST gave one away damnit!
The Audi manifold have the flange for the k26 turbo which would be easy to adapt to any flange type.
Dan do you have any pics of a audi manifold that has been cut??
Lucky me, I found a spare k24 exhaust housing in my parts pile. Time to break out the grinder and cut that trapezoidal flange out!
I like this manifold:
I know you want to use the trapezoid flange but if you get a manifold off a Audi 5cyl turbo car you can cut the front exhaust flange and they already have the flange for the wastegate. They bolt right on our heads but have the extra flange due to the 5cyl thus cutting it off.
A friend of mine JUST gave one away damnit!
The Audi manifold have the flange for the k26 turbo which would be easy to adapt to any flange type.
Dan do you have any pics of a audi manifold that has been cut??
No but I can take you to the guys house that hase it so you can see it with your own eyes.
I use to change flanges and add a wastegate flange to a nissan sr20de manifolds. Just use a stainless or nickel rod. For a diesel you should never have an issue. The Nissan manifold with ghetto fab flanges, use to glow cherry and not crack.
The right way to do it is out there...but, sometimes over-engineering isn't worth the cake it costs. :wink:
I welded on my turbo and manifolds much like libbybapa has on his. No issues to this date.
here's my 2 cents about welding cast! i have welded it a lot my process i use a DC stick welder! mainly because for the use of nickel rod witch allows it to be machinable! where i can drill, tap,mill, if need be? you can weld with a wire MIG machine and stick weld with 7018 rod are the same welds! doing it this way makes the weld a lot harder because of the high carbon content in the cast ! if your not gonna do any machine work to it after what ever you welded to it then it's fine to weld with wire and or stick weld with 7018 rod!
but if you need to do some machining after it's been welded then you gotta use nickel rod and a DC stick welder then the only other critical thing that has to be done before welding is pre-heat evenly above 250^ and let cool
on it's own! don't quench in water!!
so that basically it! just knowing what rod to use if machine work is needed
after it has been welded! and pre-heat! pretty simple!
Duane
