spacing a exhaust manifold

[steroidcontaskie]

Update on project epic fail.

I got the exhaust manifold re surfaced and, despite telling them only to take off 2mm max, more than 5 mm was was taken off . Now the wastegate hits the sump of the engine and I need to space the manifold 5mm-10mm.

Anyone know where i could get a manifold spacer plate made or could i used a couple of thick gaskets?

Cheers
Edward

[Mr Ree]

Sorry to hear it keeps throwing up issues

Can you make them buy you a new mani?

Surely if you asked for one thing, and they have done something completely different, the MTA would back you?

Failing that, I wouldnt use two gaskets, but would have the WG pipe altered slightly.

GL mate

[Grrrrrrr!]

LOL @ MTA helping you idea.. MTA gets money from its members, it works for them.

AS for the OPs problem, if you can cad up a profile you could get a spacer laser cut out of 10-16mm Steel (or stainless) for probably $30. It should be pretty flat, but you might want to get it machined/surface ground to make sure its 100% flat

[steroidcontaskie]

Thanks for the imput guys, any idea where in auckland I could get a 10mm stainless spacer made?


More details on what happened

Yea, I did ask them when I picked it up to make sure they only took off a couple of mm and they said they did. But when I got it home to have a look at it it was clear they had taken off way more.

One of the stud holes on the end of the manifold was down by at least 5 mm, but it was only just around the hole and the binding face around the exhuast flow was flat with the rest of the manifold. I told them to make it flat on the binding face and not to take it down to the stud hole, as that would stop the wastegate/manifold/turbo from fitting.
The manifold stat there for a week and when they got around to doing it they ended up taking the manifold flat to the stud hole.

[evil_si]

What engine?
You could go and see the guys at one stop cutting shop in siverdale,
The can plasma, laser or water cut,
Be a bit more than $30, for 4cyl in stainless 10mm more like $70-90,
Water cut will be flat and wont require machining.

[steroidcontaskie]

its a 2jzge engine under going a turbo conversion.

I dont mind $100 or so to get one made. Just want my car to start

Would I just need to taken them my manifold as a template?

Cheers
Edward

[iOnic]

aslong as your gasket and manifold match, most places only need a gasket.

[evil_si]

Ahh a 6cyl in stainless will be more than $100, possibly $140

One stop cutting shop shuld have 2jzge on file, kev is the one to talk to,

[limbo]

just get the jerk off who made the down pipe to do a better job of it so it isnt so tight.

[Mr Ree]

just get the jerk off who made the down pipe to do a better job of it so it isnt so tight.

Hey! Dont talk about a 3 year old chinese girl like that!!

[Grrrrrrr!]

Yeah, i might have been a bit low on my estimate of price.. a straight 6 is a pretty long engine, and 1 off pricing is going to be a bit more expensive than the jobs we send them.