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Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:38 pm**

thanks, i can't wait til i get to tell everyone how great it sounds

*maniacal laugh* :dur:

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:07 pm**

Looking great, is that a GT40R?

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:14 pm**

35R

1.06 turbine side, .70 compressor side

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:21 pm**

Good choice! You'd think I'd recognize it, that big exhaust housing threw me off!

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:19 pm**

sokay, we all do it, 35-40R etc etc

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:22 pm**

do you have a spare 4kq around? because i have seen a couple of mockup pictures of your headers, but never seen your 'backup' 4kq, or is this already in your 'signature car'?

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:17 pm**

I was just going to ask the same thing.. This guys seems sneaky

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:09 pm**

yeah, i got a spare 4k that's sitting here at the shop. hopefully to go to it's new owner in a few weeks. right now i'm swimming in audis.... literally. i just got a 200 20v tqa that i'm gonna put back together because it's mint aside from the front drivers side damage, which isn't that bad.

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:59 pm**

I was gonna say thats alot of rust to be your signature 4kq. The manifold is lookin great though!

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:12 pm**

So how is this going to work derek?Stock manifold on the left bank with a cross over pipe into the collector?Your only using a single turbocharger or 2?

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:07 pm**

i cut the original motor mounts out a while back so there's some surface rust on the frame rails, nothing a quick hit with the flapper wheel won't take off.

this is going to be a single turbo... stock mani on the drivers side with a crossover going under the bell housing behind the subframe area. tucked as close as i can.

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:33 pm**

You mean over the bell housing?

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:36 pm**

no, i mean under

i try and mean what i say man

Posted: **Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:34 am**

gonna be pretty radical d 8)

Posted: **Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:59 am**

Where did you get the divided housing 35R?

Justin

Posted: **Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:06 pm**

034motorsport

Posted: **Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:09 am**

last night i got the tig goin and got a little work done, keep in mind prior to this i've tigged maybe a half hours worth of time, so if it's not real pretty, you'll know why

i had it all tacked and when i took it off to weld it up... it shrunk!

so i had to chop the runner to #4 and add a quarter inch ring to bring that runner back out where it should be.

i also changed #4 runner so that i could get the header in and out with the engine in the chassis.
before

after

Posted: **Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:52 am**

Hi Derek,

she looks really good. I can't wait to see her finished
As for the welding, looks good
Practice makes perfect

Cheers.

Craig Cook

Posted: **Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:35 pm**

as we say around here, nice balls Derek nice balls.

Posted: **Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:35 am**

nice work d... getting inspired to take that welding class next month!

is this the first ever known single turbo Audi V8?

Posted: **Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:46 pm**

possibly to be the first completed one.. there was a guy from AW that was building one, but i haven't seen it finished and heard a rumor that he changed his mind to twin.

Posted: **Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:08 pm**

nice....very nice...

good work man :thumbsup:

Posted: **Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:56 pm**

do i smell....a trip to the west coast?

Posted: **Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:36 pm**

Looks good!! Where are you planning on mounting the turbo? Let me know when you want to work on the 20v header for my 4ktq....

Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:11 am**

Looking good Derek, can't wait to see the final product. 8)

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Derracuda's Project Alpine 4kq *Comatose*

Derracuda's Project Alpine 4kq Comatose