
td42 turbo manifolds
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- Hard Yaka
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td42 turbo manifolds
hi where would i get a turbo manifold for a td42 from? tryed trademe but no luck 

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Hi bud, you will be very lucky to find a second hand manifold for a td42. best option is to go and get a custom hi flow top mount manifold made. They flow a lot btter than the log style manifold found on the factory turbo td42,s and most of the aftermarket kits. I got Warren from performince metal works in Silverdale to make mine, got a water to air intercooler on there to. Send me a pm if you wont to take a look. Hope this helps.
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Hi Mate X2 as for Performance metal works,They did mine also I had one of the first they did very happy with it ,im out west so if you want to take a look drop me a PM ..Steve
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Topgear Auto Tech in East Tamaki (273 3947) also do them and as they have also worked on a lot of winch trucks and off road trucks they know what is required strength wise.
Also Kerry is my bro-in-law did the manifolds for my truck and that seems to go quite well
so must know what he is doing!!!!! 
Also Kerry is my bro-in-law did the manifolds for my truck and that seems to go quite well


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Sweet.. first post 
Could we get some pics and prices for these manifolds?

Could we get some pics and prices for these manifolds?
phone Ross Bolus (secretary of the BOP club) He'll save you.
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Sorry to thread jack..but kind of related.
I saw pics somewhere tho I cant for the life of me find them.. Someone had done it using the factory manifold and making a custom 2 pipe 'U' piece with a downpipe flange on one end and turbo flange on the other, to highmount a turbo off the factory manifold.
Obviously this isnt the best solution..but I dont see why it wouldnt work well enough on the big ol' diesel, if braced properly to support the weight without cracking. Depends on your budget i guess.
I saw pics somewhere tho I cant for the life of me find them.. Someone had done it using the factory manifold and making a custom 2 pipe 'U' piece with a downpipe flange on one end and turbo flange on the other, to highmount a turbo off the factory manifold.
Obviously this isnt the best solution..but I dont see why it wouldnt work well enough on the big ol' diesel, if braced properly to support the weight without cracking. Depends on your budget i guess.
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yeah a j-pipe..quite common
89 safari swb-4.2 auto..for sale
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I saw a J pipe on a trademe Safari very recently with a J pipe.
I'm wanting to know where i can get one from too. Obviously much cheaper than a full manifold.
I'm wanting to know where i can get one from too. Obviously much cheaper than a full manifold.
phone Ross Bolus (secretary of the BOP club) He'll save you.
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Would post pics, but dont know how. If someone can show me how I will put up some pics of my turbo conversion.
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Go to Photobucket.com
Create an account.
Resize your pictures to 600 x 450
Upload the pictures
then copy and paste the img file onto the post here on ORE
Create an account.
Resize your pictures to 600 x 450
Upload the pictures
then copy and paste the img file onto the post here on ORE
89 safari, pto winch, 33x15 simexs. sliders,75mm lift . turbo intercoolered
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Dont know if this worked


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Its easy when you know what your doing

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What did it cost?
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Manifold cost $1200, worth every cent thow. Water to air intercooler made a big diferance also.




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A single long exhaust flange like that will eventually warp and pop exhaust gaskets (usually #1 or 6 cyl). You might want to think about running a few cuts through the flange to let them move around a bit.
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Heres some pics of the J pipe set up on my GQ
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doby wrote:Manifold cost $1200, worth every cent thow. Water to air intercooler made a big diferance also.
hey whats that intercooler worth and where from?? thats the next mod i want!!
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The manifold flang is 14mm thick plasma cut steel and has been on there for a bit now. It will only blow exhaust gaskets if you have broken manifold studs. The intercooler I got through a frend in the states. If your looking for a warter to air cooler, (by far the best option) talk to Warren from 4wdbits/perromance metal works.
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My original manifold was like yours, also 14mm thick and with any decent boost it would blow gaskets easily. Manifold studs had nothing to do with it, but after a year of continually having the flange decked I gave up and had a proper extractor manifold built (more equal length runners etc). Haven't had a problem since.
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Mine has been on there around 10 months with 12psi and havent blowen anything yet. Using the proper nissan steel gaskets helps, the after market ones are crap! Got a pic uf yours?
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I only ever use the Nissan stainless gaskets and replace them each time the manifold has to come off for whatever reason. No pics on hand, but it was built by Kerry H at Topgear Auto Tech in 2004 from memory. It will be coming off again when I replace my motor and gearbox in the near future. Got a I/C being built at the moment to help make the new motor last.
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GQTROL wrote:I only ever use the Nissan stainless gaskets and replace them each time the manifold has to come off for whatever reason. No pics on hand, but it was built by Kerry H at Topgear Auto Tech in 2004 from memory. It will be coming off again when I replace my motor and gearbox in the near future. Got a I/C being built at the moment to help make the new motor last.
And very impressive looking it is to Mitch,Your going to have to get a see through bonnet to show of all that Bling


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monstr wrote:GQTROL wrote:I only ever use the Nissan stainless gaskets and replace them each time the manifold has to come off for whatever reason. No pics on hand, but it was built by Kerry H at Topgear Auto Tech in 2004 from memory. It will be coming off again when I replace my motor and gearbox in the near future. Got a I/C being built at the moment to help make the new motor last.
And very impressive looking it is to Mitch,Your going to have to get a see through bonnet to show of all that Bling![]()
Hey Steve,
The theory behind it seems sound, just not sure if it will work the same in practice though?

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doby wrote:Manifold cost $1200, worth every cent thow. Water to air intercooler made a big diferance also.
I hope you aren't going to go anywhere near mud or water with that pod filter.
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Whats mud? just use it for picking up my lattes.


Yeah, planing on geting a custom 3'' pipe one made. Staying well away from water at the moment!


Yeah, planing on geting a custom 3'' pipe one made. Staying well away from water at the moment!
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hey, the best colours on your safari too, black over silver. dont suppose you have some photos of your front bar setup? im trying to get all the ideas i can for when i make one up for myself.
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Hope this helps. Works realy well, pushes shit out the way like a plow. hopeing to move the hole lot back a bit for better aproch angles soon.
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Current set up,changed to different air filter set up.

Shane

Shane
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Where are you geting your oil feed for the turbo from?
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Looks like from under the oil pressure sender.