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[1988GTU]

I have tried a few different flanges to find out they leak because they dont cover the profile as great as they should so this is what I am looking for:

Just that exhaust flange with some of the pipe attached to it (about 4" or greater). Let me know the $. I am located in Michigan. If the bolts/gasket can be salvaged, great! I'll take those too.

[Guest]

ATP sells the flange you can use for that turbo.

https://www.atpturbo.com

[1988GTU]

I have tried going through them MANY times and they dont have it. Trust me, I tried. They even tried CUSTOM making me one and it leaks because it does NOT cover the profile all that well. I just want that exhaust housing flange like I originally wanted so I can be done with this.
Thanks though.

[1988GTU]

That is what I have tried the first time. It just doesn't cover the profile all the way. So off it went back.

[Guest]

That is for a T25?

[1988GTU]

That is the "Steel - GT25/GT28R/GT28RS & T25/T28 Disch Flange" . I emailed them long ago and they said if anything that would be the one I'd want. I even sent them pictures of the turbo to confirm the order. ATP is a great place to shop, but they dont have what I need so it sucks that I cannot deal with them. So hear I am, wanting to buy...

[bszopi]

If you had a flange, could you figure out the piping yourself?

If you can scan in the face of the turbo where the flange goes (preferably a PDF, or a high res image with a ruler next to the part), I can draw up a design in CAD and you can have someone make one (betterthanyou possibly, or a local shop). That way you will know it'll be an exact fit. I can even export it as a PDF so you can print it and test fit it on your turbo. Let me know if you are interested...

[1988GTU]

I could figure it out, but I am unsure about how high quality my scanner is...
If I could just take my flange and have it remade with extra metal added to the surrounding edges that'd work fine too.
Here are some images of what I mostly have gone through:

The turbo:


Very first flange from another source:

Doesn't cover the profile 100% :



Second flange (ATP) : I confirmed through an email if this is what I want...


Didn't cover the surface 100% either (At first)
So I shipped it back and emailed them again...

They did much better:


But it leaked when installed with out a gasket and even with a gasket.
So here's my last pic of it:



That is all I got for now.

[bszopi]

I MIGHT be able to do something with that last pic, but it would be tough... Reason I'd want a scanned image would be so the surface is flat. With it angled, its hard to judge if things are the right size, orientation, etc... I could try and send it off for you to look at I guess.

[1988GTU]

Tomarrow I'll grab the flange and scan it rather than that digi pic. I'll try and squeeze a measuring stick in with it.
Thanks Brad.

[RacerX11]

Try taking a piece of paper, get some dirt on your finger, and trace the outline of the flange onto the paper, pressing the paper pretty hard. The dirt will leave a nice outline of the edge of the flange that you can easily scan.

[1988GTU]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/3400GT/Turbo2/ptapgt4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/3400GT/Turbo2/ptapgt3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/3400GT/Turbo2/ptapgt2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/3400GT/Turbo2/ptapgt1.jpg

I do not know if this is something of use but I went and picked up the flange and scanned it.

[1988GTU]

Let me know if those images are of use.

[bszopi]

Had some spare time at lunch today... Tell me if this will work or where chnages need to be made. Once it is finalized, I can send either you or Geoff the DWG which can then be taken to a machine shop for fabrication.

Oh yeah, I went ahead and made a 3D version as well just for fun... I wasn't sure how thick it should be, so its probably not right. It shows it as 3/4" thick and the inset in the middle is 1/4" deep.

Just print the PDF, cut it out and lay it over the turbo to see how it looks, and take pictures as neccessary so I can tweek the drawing if needed.

[1988GTU]

As soon as I get to the library or something (Printer is broke) I'll print it. That looks really accurate. Thank you.