Forged Pistons, Rods, and Rear turbo manifold pics

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Hey guys,

I just got a bunch of parts over the last week. I have been working on some of them for over a year. I'll post the manifold first, then the pistons and rods.

The new rear head exhaust manifold: I took a 96 front manifold, had the flange milled off, and then had an e-bay flange welded on. It fits onto the rear head quite well. I do not yet know if it will work with my existing crossover. I suspect that it will.

Enjoy.

Tim

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Here are some pictures of the pistons including a comparison with stock 97 pistons. These are custom pistons from CP. If you would like more info on them, PM me. I can get you the info for the shop who ordered them for me along with the spec sheet that came with them.

Tim

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And finally, here are the Pauter rods. Again, if you would like more info, please PM me. I have a part number for the rods as well. They are significantly beefier than the stock rods. Their design is a Pauter exclusive. It's not an I or H beam design.

Tim

[Dave96z34]

I think the crose over pipe should be fine. The part number starts with a 1 in 96 and 97 so its prob compatable with all the years I think.

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I should have been more clear. I have a custom crossover that connects the two front manifolds on my 95 Z34 motor to the turbo and wastegate. I hope that it will fit on a 97 Motor with 97 front manifold and a custom 96 front manifold on the rear head. The reason why I had to hack up the manifold was that the ports and bolt patterns are reversed on the rear head. The ports would not have aligned with the manifold otherwise.

Tim

[d.o.h.c]

very nice, I just finished my motor. It takes a long time but once your done its well worth the effort.

[pwmin]

thats sweet, tim. cant wait till you get this done and come back to CO for a visit please PM me all the info you can on the pistons and rods, thanks.

[fieromadman]

I'm just wondering what should your compression ratio with that combination be?

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They should be around 8.5:1. I wanted lower compression so that I can run more boost. I'll make less power before boost come on, but the high stall torque converter should take care of most of that. The 3.4 DOHC has never seemed particularly strong below 3500 rpm on my car anyway. FYI- the turbo I'm running is the T04Z or T67 DBB. It's what Supra guys use for 500 whp on pump gas with quick spool and a decent powerband... The turbine is the same size as the one on there now, but the compressor is much larger and it uses ball bearings.

Tim

[d.o.h.c]

Wow, I bet that cost a pretty penny

[Dave96z34]

we need more pics man