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A new manifold project
Further to a discussion with another forum member, here are a few pics of one of my current projects.......
The first 2 pics are of the manifolds/front pipes as manufactured....
These are made to fit an M20 engine in an E30 3-series BMW.
Me being me, ive removed that 12v engine and fitted an M50 2.5 24v engine from an E34 5-series. The problem is, the M20 sits 20degrees over and the M50 sits at 30degrees. This means that there is considerably less space to fit the manifolds!! Even when using BMW's manifolds they need adjusting to fit!
Also the ports on an M50 are square-ish and the M20? There round, of course!
So I had these made......
From this SolidWorks part...
My friend who made them at work, only had 4mm mild (the machine wont handle much more, and its what they use = cheap )
So 3 were bolted together, with slots cut and welded. Then flatted back...
And the finished articles..
So, what do you reckon guys??
The welding was done with a SIP Cosmo170+feed mod with 0.8gasless, outside on the drive/workshop
Thing is, ive now acquired these SS manifolds (pics 1+2), the original project manifolds where an unknown type of SS, so now need the flanges made in 304 to match the manifolds, well no point in sticking them to mild now is it?
Further to a discussion with another forum member, here are a few pics of one of my current projects.......
The first 2 pics are of the manifolds/front pipes as manufactured....
These are made to fit an M20 engine in an E30 3-series BMW.
Me being me, ive removed that 12v engine and fitted an M50 2.5 24v engine from an E34 5-series. The problem is, the M20 sits 20degrees over and the M50 sits at 30degrees. This means that there is considerably less space to fit the manifolds!! Even when using BMW's manifolds they need adjusting to fit!
Also the ports on an M50 are square-ish and the M20? There round, of course!
So I had these made......
From this SolidWorks part...
My friend who made them at work, only had 4mm mild (the machine wont handle much more, and its what they use = cheap )
So 3 were bolted together, with slots cut and welded. Then flatted back...
And the finished articles..
So, what do you reckon guys??
The welding was done with a SIP Cosmo170+feed mod with 0.8gasless, outside on the drive/workshop
Thing is, ive now acquired these SS manifolds (pics 1+2), the original project manifolds where an unknown type of SS, so now need the flanges made in 304 to match the manifolds, well no point in sticking them to mild now is it?
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