Exhaust manifolds in progress!

[John Dixon]

Last big thing I was waiting for before I fire it up!My mate Leon at Alunox exhausts is making them for me. Managed to get exactly the diameter and length I wanted in and still make them so you can get them in/out without pulling the engine.Should be done in a week or so then if I can find time to fit them I can fire it up!!

Pics here:http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/72582109

[gs14racer]

gorgeous, i can appreciate the amount of fab work that went into that. good job

[midnightsliding]

fu*k those look amazing

[maxnix]

Keee Raaapp!

Be sure he remembers how to replicate those and you can get some of your money back.

[John Dixon]

Keee Raaapp!

Be sure he remembers how to replicate those and you can get some of your money back.

Would do, but they're so specific to my installation I doubt they'd be any good to anyone else! Especially LHD

[Carl H]

wow.gives new meaning to equal length.

[npez]

John,

The manifolds look fantastic! Great job.....

Thanks,Nick.

[T45]

I expected nothing less from you John! They're probably made from un-obtanium. lol And the jealousy continues...

[hannibal]

That is a sexy pile of tubing!

Just curious, what size and length are the primaries?

[John Dixon]

Cheers all, sure Leon will appreciate the comments.They're 41mm ID x 1000mm length primaries. Just good ol' 308 stainless I'm afraid - un-obtanium prices are just too high!! (so was inconel)

[Guishnu]

Bloody good work John We really are going to have to get together at some point. I have some cool stuff to show you in a workshop just outside of Banbury

[John Dixon]

Bloody good work John We really are going to have to get together at some point. I have some cool stuff to show you in a workshop just outside of Banbury

Yeah we should do. Will drop you a line if I'm down that way. Saw some of the pics you put up, fab work on it is incredible!

[T45]

Oh god, they're getting friendly... quick, somebody take them out before they make the rest of us look like fools!

Too late...

[NSRG50]

^ ...... Anyways, they do look sweet

[John Dixon]

Lol @ T45, at least the rest of you get stuff running in less than 5 years!

Have to make a correction, Leon read this last night and was horrified I'd said 308 stainless, apparently its crap, they're actually 304!

[elwesso]

man those manifolds look INTENSE. cant wait to hear the sound that the VH makes with those things hooked on to them!

[sijoko]

Excellent work, John! Can't wait till the car hits the road.

[Carl H]

a 5l at that.

man those manifolds look INTENSE. cant wait to hear the sound that the VH makes with those things hooked on to them!

[John Dixon]

Some pics of finished article:http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/77584800

[CrazyTrance]

Some pics of finished article:http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/77584800

Hot damn! Those are beautiful man!

And i'll have you know that you're adaptor plate is holding up nicely!

[John Dixon]

Hot damn! Those are beautiful man!And i'll have you know that you're adaptor plate is holding up nicely!

Great news on the plate. Looks like you've been giving it some abuse too Will get some pics of them installed. It's insanely tight around everything, the shame is that from the top you can barely see them at all!

[CrazyTrance]

Great news on the plate. Looks like you've been giving it some abuse too Will get some pics of them installed. It's insanely tight around everything, the shame is that from the top you can barely see them at all!

Oh yes, abuse is given in almost daily doses unfortunately the engine's bottom end was a piece of junk to begin with.

Yes, pictures of them installed would be amazing!

[Unnatural1]

Are you sure those weren't welded by a robot? Your friend has some skills. Kind of looks like someone tied them into a knot. Those look great!

[John Dixon]

Are you sure those weren't welded by a robot? Your friend has some skills. Kind of looks like someone tied them into a knot. Those look great!

Yeah, he is insanely good. You should see some of the proper race car stuff he does, absolutely stunning. Works in inconel and titanium and it all looks as good as that. V. jealous!

[SSDwellah]

I'm wondering where you got your flanges from, and if anybody makes (or plans to make) "universal" bottom mount turbo manifolds. I can't find turbo manifolds for the Q45/Cima/President anywhere.

[John Dixon]

Had the flanges laser cut locally in the UK.

[Johnny Rocket]

Last big thing I was waiting for before I fire it up!My mate Leon at Alunox exhausts is making them for me. Managed to get exactly the diameter and length I wanted in and still make them so you can get them in/out without pulling the engine.Should be done in a week or so then if I can find time to fit them I can fire it up!!

Pics here:http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/72582109

How long are those primary tubes may I ask and the dia of them?Thanks

[hannibal]

How long are those primary tubes may I ask and the dia of them?Thanks

Cheers all, sure Leon will appreciate the comments.They're 41mm ID x 1000mm length primaries. Just good ol' [304] stainless I'm afraid - un-obtanium prices are just too high!! (so was inconel)

SSD, Mazworx sells VH exhaust flanges. I think theyre mild steel, not 304 SS.http://www.mazworx.com/index.p...=2772