Should have it mobile tomorrow. The BD manifold has reliefs cut in it to clear faster hardware, but they were milled to clear the CAT spacers and nuts I used to mount the previous setup. Took me forever to get the manifold mounted. I ran out of argon and got pissed today and got a taller tank (80lb I think). Got the downpipe mounted up, ended up having to bend it slightly to get it to align with the rest of the exhaust, but it ended up exactly where the previous setup was even though this turbo location is more outboard than that old setup. Mounting the cartridge was cake.
Modifying the charge pipe ended up being way easy. Putting it in and out for fitment was a PITA, but I did essentially what I did with the downpipe, cut it in two places, flipped the 90 degree elbow that was previously added during the initial build. I made one more cut to the OEM charge pipe to allow a little bit of phasing on the pipes that ended up with about a 45 degree radius. I don't think I have pictures of it but I did make a video.
I know one thing, I should have invested in purge plugs. Every time I repositioned to weld, it seemed like my tin foil caps were jumping out of place. I just hated to spring for those for what I consider a 1-off project.
I had an issue with the charge pipe kissing the hood enough to remove the paint from the pipe and the hood. That shouldn't be an issue any longer, so I will probably get the pipe powder coated in the fall or winter when I'm not using the truck for activities. I also plan to get the secret squirrel powdered as well.
Sent from my motorola one 5G using Tapatalk
