Well this has been an ongoing project for us and the customer over the past year. It all started with a GSR built for high boost and has progressed to this point today. The customers goal is somewhere around the 450hp mark.
Intense Custom Manifold (Shawnspeed)
GT30 76R
Tial 44mm WG
Full 3" Exhaust incl Metal Core Vibrant Cat
Precision Intercooler
Intense Custom Piping (Shawnspeed)
Turbosmart Boost Tee
Turbosmart BOV
Spal Fan
Koyo Rad Update
Had some unexpected issues at first so this is only at 12lbs of boost once we get the replacement controller we will up the boost and shoot for some higher numbers.
All im saying is those welds look like barf - not something i’d really want to advertise as a performance shop. Im not hating on anyone - im sure they hold, but they are not even close to nice.
I am sure you would be quite aware that the part you are looking at is called a filler pass. The weld underneath this is called the root pass which is what gives you the strength and seal. The reason you don’t see the heat coloring is due to the fact we wire brush everything so that when the manifold is heat cycled you do not see the discoloring.
The rest of the welding on the exhaust was done with a MIG welder.
^^^^WE WOULD HAVE STOOD BEHIND YOU AS WELL MIKE BUT YOU TOOK MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS. one might say you make you own bed. im not here to start this b/s back up either whats done is done. many projects have my manifolds and none have failed yet. so im im confident that this one will be fine aswell.
Taco whatever… who cares what they look like, as long as they hold! which they should i have seen there work in some cars and its all good!! and if you cant weld… STFU!! or back your Shyt up by doing something!
ok guys lets relax, im not agreeing with anyone but the STFU statement against tacoboy was completely unnessasary. I took a welding coarse when i took my automechanics coarse infact it was a major modual, and yes ive seen nicer welds and yes ive made nicer welds butttttt if they hold they hold its not about looks its about quality here, so lets not get G-unit up in here.
On another note this car looks pretty mean although id have to kill myself if i ever got into a frontal crash YIKESSS
