Hey guys, its almost one in the morning here in tucson and after four hours of scouring these forums and the interwebs, i havent really found what i'm looking for... I'll explain. Im in the process of a full top to bottom rebuild, complete with je .20 over pistons, eagle rods, arp hardware, and a t61 turbo that i bought in a kit from a company who built performance turbo kits called SM customs, who are no longer in existence. the turbo that came basically looks like an ebay turbo but supposedly has garret internals, at least thats what i was told but i will be taking it to a specialist in phoenix to confirm.
Ok on to my question... i have been thinking about turbo setups a lot and it seems that every turbo that ive seen for the most part utilizes the clamp to attach the down pipe, right? Has anyone tried welding a flange to the turbo, with maybe like an inch or two of pipe between the turbo and the flange for stud/nut access? To me that would seem superior the the clamp simply for ease of removal/install of the dp and/or turbo. Please explain why this is not a more common occurrence, at least from the searching I've done... Thanks in advance for the enlightenment, sorry for the novel...
Ok on to my question... i have been thinking about turbo setups a lot and it seems that every turbo that ive seen for the most part utilizes the clamp to attach the down pipe, right? Has anyone tried welding a flange to the turbo, with maybe like an inch or two of pipe between the turbo and the flange for stud/nut access? To me that would seem superior the the clamp simply for ease of removal/install of the dp and/or turbo. Please explain why this is not a more common occurrence, at least from the searching I've done... Thanks in advance for the enlightenment, sorry for the novel...