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Hi all, I'm in Palmy North and have a 2000 2.8 Holden Rodeo with a gear drive 4jb1T. (no cambelt)

My exh manifold is cracked and have bought a replacement off trademe BUT the turbo wont mount to it as the mount and exh outlet diameter is completely different. From what I understand is the gear drive engines run a smaller inlet to the turbo with the turbo mount flange being smaller than the belt drives and 4jg2 engine.

I have hunted high and low for the correct manifold but it is proving to be impossible.

Does anyone know of someone in Palmy North that would do a good job of welding the cast manifold?

The other option was too fit the manifold from trademe and buy a new turbo but at $1100 for a new IHI turbo thats not really the road I want to travel.

Any help or other suggestions would be much appreciated.

Cheers

hey mate how bad is it cracked, i could fix it for you depending on how bad it is cheers

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any engineering shop should be able to do this,
should be preheated then cooled very slowly overnight or so to get the best results, guys that did mine used a big tig and stainless filler for some reason but it never re cracked

slidenyo wrote:any engineering shop should be able to do this,
should be preheated then cooled very slowly overnight or so to get the best results, guys that did mine used a big tig and stainless filler for some reason but it never re cracked

I knew there was a specific process to it and my Mig wouldn't cut the mustard on the repair. Rather have it done right than play yo yo fitting and removing with it several times to get it right.

BE a good chance to finally get the dump pipe made up too I guess