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A couple of weeks ago the copper gasket I made to go between the turbo and manifold adapter plate gave out and started squealing whenever I accelerated. I finally got around to taking it apart last weekend. Rather than replace the gasket I think I’ll run without one for now and see how it does; the original turbo and manifold setup on the TDI has no gasket either.
The turbo was an absolute pain to get out due to stuck downpipe nuts and inaccessible turbo flange bolts. I decided that while I had it apart I would make a new downpipe that was easier to remove and had a flex joint in it. Luckily my brother had a section of leftover 2.25” exhaust tubing from his HDJ81 intercooler project so I broke out the bandsaw and made some pie cuts. Yesterday and today I was able to piece together the new section and get it all tacked up, hoping to get it fully welded and installed tomorrow.
The turbo was an absolute pain to get out due to stuck downpipe nuts and inaccessible turbo flange bolts. I decided that while I had it apart I would make a new downpipe that was easier to remove and had a flex joint in it. Luckily my brother had a section of leftover 2.25” exhaust tubing from his HDJ81 intercooler project so I broke out the bandsaw and made some pie cuts. Yesterday and today I was able to piece together the new section and get it all tacked up, hoping to get it fully welded and installed tomorrow.