200sx downpipe?!

[youdirtyfox]

Hello, working on the final connection for the turbo which is the downpipe. Instead of buying a blank flange and using steel
bends etc I think I can use the original 200sx DP, but in a stainless steel version as opposed to cast an modify the angle a bit?!

What do folks think who have turboed 1600's, does this look like it could work?









I just dont know how tight the bends are going to have to be to get it back down to the exhaust...

[Evo_Spec]

Comparing to the corksport downpipe, it doesn't look like it'd work without putting a real tight bend on there

[youdirtyfox]

Thanks for comparison pic, that does help. Think I might need to go with a flange and some tight radius bends as the 200sx DP is ovalised half way down and would probably be a right bugger to mate upto an elbow!

[Josh]

Yeah looks like the Nissan DP would wrap across the front, where clearance is already tight.

If you can find a CS DP that would be the most ideal, they are great! but I have made 4 of my own since my CS DP. if you check my WL you can see some pictures of my latest one viewtopic.php?f=46&t=73765&start=15 but I bought SS flanges and 3" SS Ubend with a 45 on one end. I can make an entire downpipe out of one. 2.5" is really easy to work with. the 3" is a bit more trickier. cost me around 125 USD to make, and I ship my SS pipe from Canada haha

[youdirtyfox]

Ah thats great help thanks Josh, I hadn't seen those before Brilliant solution using the U bend, think I might need a even more tighter radius becuase my turbo is sitting slightly lower.

Think i will go flange and pipe route then, have found a flange with 2.25 opening. Do you think 2.25 is big enough though for the downpipe or do I put a collector cone on the flange going from 2.25 to 2.5?

[Josh]

For that turbo 2.25 is big enough, I am a fan that bigger is always better so my latest flange that I used was 3" but 2.25 will be plenty. Are you separating the wastgate? The flange I got had 2 holes one for the wastgate and one for the turbo exhaust.

[youdirtyfox]

Yeah i had thought about a seperate pipe with the divider, but i figure just for ease of fab. and it probably won't make any noticable difference anyway I would go with just one pipe. Although a screamer pipe could of been a novelty!

This is flange I was looking at had thought about putting it up on the four jaw lathe as it looks thick enough and carving a pocket out the back of the flange.