Turbo bracing

[terrybullwon]

Has any one got any good turbo bracing photo's?

Quite a few people are fitting these 20Kg holsets... you guys got any pictures?

Cheers James

[QuattroFever]

brace this badboy

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/images/big_turbo.jpg

[QuattroFever]

four brace bars from the coil cover onto a rose joint and then a turbo hanger like the one 034 sells.

if you catch my drift.

know how to do it just cant find a pic.

[terrybullwon]

four brace bars from the coil cover onto a rose joint and then a turbo hanger like the one 034 sells.

if you catch my drift.

know how to do it just cant find a pic.

for that like a holset i would use this

[QuattroFever]

cant believe i'm posting a disgraceful diagram like this. just knocked it up.
hopefully will give an idea what i mean.


hanger.jpg

rose joint...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10mm-Rod-End-M...item414db9016c

[terrybullwon]

cant believe i'm posting a disgraceful diagram like this. just knocked it up.
hopefully will give an idea what i mean.


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rose joint...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10mm-Rod-End-M...item414db9016c

Classic, i have cut to length the bars already it was the fitting to the turbo and coil cover i was looking for

[Jonnybravo]

Something along the lines of this I guess ?

[euro_urs4]

would an HX40 need bracing??

[QuattroFever]

Something along the lines of this I guess ?

Thats the one.

A plate piece of steel with holes driled in will bolt to the radial bolts on the hotside. Using my phone so cant post a link but if you search on 034 for turbo brace they have an example.

[GazzaG60]

personally id say most big turbos need bracing.

its a lot of weight hanging in there.

at present i have a single brace bar from turbo to rocker

[Jamo]

Look at the pics of Mark Halligan, Sal S2 & MRC600 they all use a similar style also Aronmatic2 has pics on his project threads

[Jonnybravo]

personally id say most big turbos need bracing.

its a lot of weight hanging in there.

at present i have a single brace bar from turbo to rocker

A lot of weight is a understatement

Its hardly any wonder these stainless manifolds crack with turbos that big hanging off them, even braced ones will crack though, I had a good look round the RIPS GTR at TOTB at even that manifold has cracked and it was braced, I very much doubt it would of lasted 5 mins without one though.

[Fat Audi 80]

Just out of interest, does the brace need to have some expansion in it to allow for the manifold and turbo getting very hot???

[Jonnybravo]

From what I'm aware its the way the rose joint is tensioned, the earlier Bailey Cosworth ones would cause problems if not installed correctly and basically the ones pictured are just a big version of that.

[epic]

And the MRC600 one has broken

Look at the pics of Mark Halligan, Sal S2 & MRC600 they all use a similar style also Aronmatic2 has pics on his project threads