a4kquattro

I got the head back on the car and then had a fight with my Stromung downpipe. It lost :-D

<img src="http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery2/d/46837-1/IMG_2723.JPG">

The Stromung has a transition from 2.5-&gt;3" after the wastegate pipe junction and I really needed it to start at 3" for my v-band flange on the turbo. I ended up keeping the bottom portion of the downpipe and re-using parts of the wastegate tube but the rest of it was all re-done. I'm really happy with how it came out since now there is MUCH more clearance against the tie rods all the way around. Spent all day routing it the way I wanted but it came out pretty good.

<img src="http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery2/d/46855-2/IMG_2729.JPG">

<img src="http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery2/d/46861-2/IMG_2731.JPG">

Decided to go with a phenolic spacer from Vast Performance while I was in there:

<img src="http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery2/d/46864-1/IMG_2718.JPG">

<img src="http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery2/d/46873-1/IMG_2722.JPG">

Looking forward to driving my car again some time soon...

repeater

Nice fabbing on the DP...

20VT90q

Do you think the spacer would allow enough room to clear a 3B IM over an AAN valve cover?

a4kquattro

its about 1/4" thick, and the 3B IM just barely doesn't fit from what I've seen....

a4kquattro

Just tacked in for now, but thats the hard part anyway.

chefbob

that's alot of work to have to make everything fit

20VT90q

nice!

germantoy

mark im really curious to hear the fitment on the rs2rep because a friend had an issue

a4kquattro

I decided to go with a v-band from the get-go as well as upgrade to 3" turbo back so if the fitment is off I wouldn't be able to tell. It looked like everything lined up as far as I could tell but I never physically bolted up the stock setup to the turbo with the EM installed.

VR_Life

I found &gt;50F delta