Angel-Works Technologies & Solid-fabrications Turbo RHD s2000 collaboration


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1 problem with USDM parts, and getting them to fit on UKDM/JDM cars is the obvious LHD/RHD differences.
This difference was a problem with the Full-Race ram horn turbo kit for the s2000 that the customer purchased for his vehicle.
The brake booster, steering column and abs unit fouled the ram horn manifold on his JDM s2000, which meant the turbo kit took a back seat in his closet until a RHD kit was made. 1.5 years later, he couldn't wait no more, and so went in search of a custom turbo kit. most places booked him in, and kept on rebooking him, as they were swamped with work. Annoyed by that fact, he asked if we (angel-works) could turbo his car.
We agreed to take on the project, and collaborated with Solid-fabrications. And in 2 days, we have designed and mocked up a sidewinder bottom mount manifold, 3 inch downpipe and exhaust, and boost piping. There are a few things left to do, (wg, bov, weld everything together) but the major components are in place.



Apologise for the fone camera pics, will be getting better pics taken once the manifold is complete.

The original design was to go with a sidewinder top mount setup, ala inline pro/love-fab, but then that wouldnt allow a 3 inch dp, as they dont have the steering column to contend with. Being a bottom mount, angling the turbo at 45degrees, or there about wasnt gonna be easy, especially trying to turn the 3 inch downpipe around the vtec solenoid and oil filter.

heres a few pics of the kit being made.

making a temporary jig to hold the turbo where we want it.
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20 hours later and the manifold, dp, exh system, boost piping is done. i did take pics of the process inbetween, but thought i'd load the best pics.
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heres some pics of the turbo kit on a mock engine we had lying around.
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we ran out of straight sch10, and had to make do just to get the manifold complete, but the long section on no4 will be gettin replaced.
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heres pics of the turbo brace/manifold support
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another triangular gusset will be added for further support.

the collector clears the bonnet/hood with about 10mm to spare. an oil filter relocator will be needed with this kit.
best of all, a 4 inch d/p will fit aswell, but the customer specified a 3 inch dp and exh.
the turbo hangs 7mm from the chassis cross beam, and theres lots of space for the wastegate.
best of all, there are only 2 boost pipes, suprisingly, you can manoeuvre the boost pipes into place, even though they are such long weird shape pieces.

material used:
sch10 3mm for the manifold
cnc milled 12mm stainless turbo and manifold flange
2.5 inch stainless hot side boost piping
2.5-3 inch stainless cone and 3inch cold side boost piping
3 inch stainless dp and exhaust.
6mm stainless turbo brace.

all TIG welded, and manifold will be back purged.

more pics will be added when the kit gets finished
 
very impressive fab work, i really like what you did and the way you guys tackled the problems with the RHD cars, even the USDM s2000's have to relocate there oil filters so don't feel alone doing that ;)

and yes PLEASE get some high quality pics up, also i just wanted to say my favorite part about this whole setup is the bracing, it often gets overlooked and people complain about cracked manifolds or exhaust leaks, good job :nice: i love it!!

oh yeah, what kind of turbo is that anyway?
 
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thats some truely impressive work !!! i assume the manifold need finishing welding :p gunna be a beast when complete *jealouse* :D
 
amazing! thanks for sharing! :bow:
 
sorry for not updating the thread sooner, i forgot i even posted it up on this forum :S

blinx, the turbo is a gt35r, i know, overkill, but thats what the customer bought with his previous fullrace kit.

we knew with the turbo hngin so far for the flange, the weight would eventually crack if it wasnt braced.

jokeshopbeard, yes we are located in the UK, kimbolton to be precise, about 30mins from cambridge.
 
Solid-Fab got the materials in to make the jig, so mass production can start if there is a demand.
heres a few pics
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with the jig made, the manifold can be taken apart to be welded up properly.
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the turbo flange and the dp flange were bolted to a solid ally plate to prevent warping whilst welding.
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waiting on more sch10 piping to finish the rest of the manifold off.
stay tuned for more updates :)
 
more welding progress today

backpurging the collector
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welding inside the turbo flange
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welding on the runners
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close up of the welds
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wow, very nice!! I don't know why S2000 guys love the 35r so much, i guess it compliments the S2000's NA powerband well...
 
the customer is going to be running a stock engine (for now) so a gt30 would have been better suited. but once the engine get built and the boost turned up, the gt35r will be well utilized.

the aim is about 400hp at 8-9 psi, we'll see how it goes.
 
the customer is going to be running a stock engine (for now) so a gt30 would have been better suited. but once the engine get built and the boost turned up, the gt35r will be well utilized.

the aim is about 400hp at 8-9 psi, we'll see how it goes.

Agreed, i personally love the 3076r its what i have on my car. is the 400hp goal on the built motor or the oem motor? those motors can handle A LOT of cylinder pressure from the factory as long as you drop the compression a bit, i seen a lot of 400whp s2000's with nothing more than a thick headgasket and headstuds... not sure if this is true but i hear the OEM s2000 pistons are forged...
 
Is there enough room to do a backdoor intercooler setup? Those 90deg bends off the endtanks look like they could use a smoother transition.

Nice looking fabrication either way...!
 
a stock s2000 engine has shown that it can handle 400hp all day long,
dropping the compression and headstuds will make it safe for 500hp.

the goal is 400 on a stock engine, and we dont see it having any problem achieving it.

raging angel. there isnt enough space on the intercooler for a back door setup, although if we chopped off the end tanks and extended it, then yes we could do that option.
but the customer has a budget, and we're tryin to stick to it.

as for the 90deg silicone ic bends, we knew that it is an unwanted restriction. it was wat we had at hand to mock up the piping at the time. it will be replaced with radiused 90 stainless pipes.
 
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