Boredom set in over the weekend and I decided to kick off a random project using a bunch of spare parts laying around the place. The goal for this project is to build  steam pipe turbo manifold using a compact log design to allow a generic chinese GT3076R T3 turbo swing off the side of a 4AGZE motor. This project currently has no real purpose other then using it as a build exercise to learn to use a few new tools and techniques, but at the same time to produce a turn key project (just in case I want to sell it for some $$$ afterwards). This includes tackling tasks like heat management, oil and coolant line placement, turbo dump pipe placement and ease of service.
I had actually drafted up a design for this during the week after an insomnia driven night of CAD.

It’s a basic log manifold design with a couple of optimisations for flow (Cylinders 2&3 actually flow into the center instead of directly into the log wall).
As I was mocking up parts on the floor, I found it was hard to align the steam pipe elbows to the manifold flange with any form of accuracy, so I whipped up this alignment rings on the 3D Printer

Fitted 4 units into the elbows. They are easily removed using a dremel to split them inside the flange.

I had a bunch of 4AG flanges cut out last year, so grabbed on out and fitted it to a spare head.

Tack welded the first two elbows.

Quickly removed for a few measurements.

The remaining two elbows were trimmed (free hand with the grinder….) and then tacked in as well.

I test fitted a AE101 CAS, which is stupidly close to the manifold. This worries me as I don’t want the manifold and turbo cooking the CAS, so I might look at other options. (This is the heat management part).

Same situation with the AW11 4AGZE distributor.

I then tack welded the T3 turbo flange in to being a quick dummy up of where everything will go.

I then checked that there was still enough space between the runners to fit a spanner in. This ensures that I can actually get the unit on and off the motor!

Even plenty of space to access the bottom row from the top.

With it all tacked up and bolted to the motor, it was turbo time. This is a generic china GT3076R turbo I picked up for the V6 last year. It’s stupidly big for a 4AG, but will pack a massive punch HP wise.

The compressor is faced towards the back of the motor for packaging and heat management purposes. The shifter cables, heater hoses and transmission lines all run at the back of the motor, so I wanted to avoid putting the turbo and dump pipe in that region.

Unfortunately to make everything super compact, it also means I have to relocate the oil filter.

I then threw on a bit of aluminium intake tubing to mock up the path of the dump pipe.

I wasn’t happy with the CAS/Dizzy location being right on the corner of the manifold, so I looked for alternate options and found this. It converts a 36 tooth cam gear into a 36-1 trigger wheel with a hall sensor fitted. This will work with the MegaSquirt ECU’s I have.

I test fitted the slimmest Oil relocation plate I had.

But even with the fittings removed, it was nearly touching.

However, thanks to Google, I found this nice little Moroso unit that will do the job.

Well that’s it for this post.
Till next time!