After reading recent posts about the project 1 single turbo conversion i was thinking, instead of fabricating all the parts from scratch could you not (excuse my lack of knowledge) get the manifolds from the vg30det (cima/leopard) which runs a single tubo and bolt to our engines ?? Excuse me if that sounds a little daft hopefully someone will confirm or shoot me down in flames !

Mike Feeney would be the man to ask, there's not much he hasn't seen, especially on the older stuff. I have a feeling the older VG30 were 12v though so the ports may be different - don't quote me on it

I think i saw an article on this and the chap who did it had custom manifolds. I don't know if that was because of his choice of turbo or lack of bolt-on compatibility with the z32 block

After reading recent posts about the project 1 single turbo conversion i was thinking, instead of fabricating all the parts from scratch could you not (excuse my lack of knowledge) get the manifolds from the vg30det (cima/leopard) which runs a single tubo and bolt to our engines ?? Excuse me if that sounds a little daft hopefully someone will confirm or shoot me down in flames !

 

Would save me alot of work if it was true but it would also depend if they were able to point in the correct direction. The LHS side needs to point to the front of the car.

ah well just a thought mate, anyway let me know how you get along with these as i would like to do the same thing as you and maybe i could duplicate the manifolds when your done, for a fee of course !

ah well just a thought mate, anyway let me know how you get along with these as i would like to do the same thing as you and maybe i could duplicate the manifolds when your done, for a fee of course !

 

I am speaking to the company that are hopefully going to copy the templates I am making for the manifolds to see if they can make a jig so they can be made again. That way other members can get hold of them if they want, I'll keep you posted. There will be more updates to the project this week. :smash:

Have you tried Leon at Alunox to make the manifolds for you. He's in Wrexham and his work is top-notch: http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/5019645

Have you tried Leon at Alunox to make the manifolds for you. He's in Wrexham and his work is top-notch: http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/5019645

 

Really nice :hyper:

keep me posted mate good luck !!

keep me posted mate good luck !!

 

Will do, should have another update by the weekend after a few days of buring myself with weld!!!. Trying to sort the intercooler/cometic gasket and rods this week as well!!