how to turbo SOHC????

[driftmyke]

i need to find a place to get a turbo manifold for a ka24e SOHC! please help

[GrilledCheese33]

try the ka-t forum

zeroforum/170

you should be able to get your help there

Welcome To Nico!

[driftmyke]

thanks for the help man

[GrilledCheese33]

thanks for the help man

No Problem

[redtop91]

You can use Bwana's zerothread?id=237970

[driftmyke]

i tried that forom and all it told me was how to ghetto rig my car and do the turbo kit compltely ghetto wrong!!

all im looking for is a place to order a turbo manifold for a SOHC, the rest of the turbo kit im gonna piece together, the manifold is the only part im having difficulty in finding. so ne help on findind that would greatly be appreciated, or if someone has one for sell for cheap that would be even better

[Edub1]

SOHC mannifolds are not real common. JGS is a popular one - Jordan Gladman also makes one that is a bit less logish than the JGS IMO. http://www.gladmanperformance.com

There is one called Revhard which is nice but a little pricy. I think there is a list at ka-t.org. Good luck.

[WDRacing]

i need to find a place to get a turbo manifold for a ka24e SOHC! please help

Please only make one thread about a topic. Especially since your question has been answered already.

If you google KA24E Turbo Manifold you get a whole page of results so you didn't look to hard. We're all about helping people here but you have to be willing to do some of the work yourself.

Welcome to NICO and happy boosting

[driftmyke]

ok so the 2 manifolds i found both cost over 300, and im not forking that just for a manifold. so what im gonna do is get a manifold from pick n pull and take it to an exhaust shop and have them weld a 180degree piece of tubing onto the end of the manifold so i can still have a top mount turbo, and i think that will be clean, atleast way nicer than cutting ghetto holes into my manifold. what u guys think?? will it work?

[WDRacing]

Just do this...

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[driftmyke]

thats a little to ghetto for my taste, i take pride in my car and in how clean it is so im not gonna do something like that. but i do admire his handy work. loving the pvc pipe.

[Ezzo]

thats a little to ghetto for my taste, i take pride in my car and in how clean it is so im not gonna do something like that. but i do admire his handy work. loving the pvc pipe.

It doesn't mean you can't take the same rout but clean it up better. Nicer welds and a can of high temp paint will do wonders if your looking for clean. Obviously it's not an A class build but you can follow the same steps. don't just write it off. I don't know what your end goal is though.

[driftmyke]

i agree, me and my buddy were looking at it and the first thing we said is the welds need to be nicer and the finished product would have to be sandblasted and painted. but to me its worth the extra 80 bucks im gonna pay the guy at the exhaust shop to make me the piece to mount the turbo.

my end goal is just to get it turboed and running right and to have it clean. im just a nit picker about that kinda stuff, a good but bad thing.

[WDRacing]

thats a little to ghetto for my taste, i take pride in my car and in how clean it is so im not gonna do something like that. but i do admire his handy work. loving the pvc pipe.

Look, for someone to cheap to buy an already inexpensive manifold you are awfully picky. Especially when you just said you wanted to use the stock manifold in a one off abortion style turbo project. I referenced you that link as an example.

Welding mild or stainless or any metal to a cast mani isn't the best option in itself. But it can work...

Aaron is obviously not concerned with the looks of this project, or else he could have simply grinded the welds down and it would look just as good as a pro tig job.

WD

[driftmyke]

for someone living on a $1200 a month income 375 for a manifold is outa the price range.

i know im picky, i already said that. but pickys gonna make my car clean then so be it.

[WDRacing]

I'm not knocking picky. Knowing a budget and diy projects are what grassroots racing is all about. A turbo system is very easy to do in stages. For instance you don't even need an IC for 4 psi of boost.

I'm the king of DIY stuff and cheap boost man. I'll never knock anyone that builds a budget oriented project. If we were rich we wouldn't be boosting a KA24 would we.

I've been talking with Aaron about his project alot. The stock manifold is actually a nice piece to refab into a turbo mani. The runners are seperated so it's already semi better then most log units.

If you have any welding skills and can fabricate things on your own, then you're golden. Check out RRE as well as http://www.mcmaster.com

WD

[Edub1]

ok so the 2 manifolds i found both cost over 300, and im not forking that just for a manifold. so what im gonna do is get a manifold from pick n pull and take it to an exhaust shop and have them weld a 180degree piece of tubing onto the end of the manifold so i can still have a top mount turbo, and i think that will be clean, atleast way nicer than cutting ghetto holes into my manifold. what u guys think?? will it work?

You know, I thought of doing that. Just make sure the turbo will clear everything. The brake cylinder tends to be an issue. Keep us updated - you just might wind up with a great end product.

[Ezzo]

well being a budget install of that caliber why don't you just wait for a cheap SSAC manifold to go up on ebay I catch em for about 95$ shipped sometimes. Not the greatest mani ever but Ive heard mixed reviews and for that price you can buy 3 of them for the price of a jgs or revhard.

[Bwana]

Don't be hatin' on my sweet project...



Seriously, if it was you how much effort would you waste making it look pretty when it's only going to be on there for a month at the most?

[nissanfanatic]

for someone living on a $1200 a month income 375 for a manifold is outa the price range.

i know im picky, i already said that. but pickys gonna make my car clean then so be it.

Maybe you should learn some patience..

I built my car on a $800 a month income..

[driftmyke]

im not hating on project el cheapo, i think its briliant!!! turbo for next to nothign money wise! a great thing

ive been surfing ebay alot in the last month and i can never find a sohc turbo manifold, but if somebody sees one plese hit me up.

yea i went to pick n pull today and bought an extra stock manifold and took it to an exhaust shop and they said since its gonna be such a sharp angle (180 degrees) that i should make sure to check for any clearence issues, it seems like it will fit if i remove all egr ****, which im gonna do, the only thing im worried about is the downpipe from the turbo, hopefully it will fit along side the stock one!!

[Edub1]

I'm starting to think that an OBX header coming back up in the right position might be far and away better than any log manifold. Damn, wish I would have thought of it sooner.

[driftmyke]

well now that i got my header i need to decide what turbo im gonna run? im trying to do it cheaply/but still doing it the right way. i was thinking

A: buy a used sr turboB: buy a blown sr turbo and rebuild it (i think this is the best idea)C: buy a ebay special turbo (heard there not very reliable though)

ne ideas? comments?

[Bwana]

Well, if you need it I can fab you a turbo mani out of a stocker like I did on the el cheapo.

[arthman240]

for someone living on a $1200 a month income 375 for a manifold is outa the price range.

i know im picky, i already said that. but pickys gonna make my car clean then so be it.

thats not a bad income its **** load more than mine and i would spend $300 for a good manni and pluse if it dont work out you could actually sell it for something un like welding a flange to the stock header