When installing any aftermarket component it is critical to verify exactly what's being installed. I've seen numerous threads regarding slow spooling and not enough information given about the problem . Sometimes installing a new part will cause another part to not work as designed and the problem go away when the other part re-installed even though the real problem was the new part that was just installed! Here's an example of an issue that was easily caught because of verifying what's going back on the car. Stock turbo puck not sealing. Witness mark is from the stock elbow and not the problem swing valve. You can clearly see it wasn't sealing on the stock turbo.
Here's the problem:
Blob of weld was sticking up above the surface of the puck. You can see where it was hanging up on the edge of the hole.
Here's the witness mark on the turbo that's about to be installed. Notice it's not to good. Unacceptable and you can see that the blob is hitting the edge of the hole on this new turbo:
After playing with the dp a little and opening the hole up:
Would someone expect a $500 pipe to work correctly with no problems? I personally don't expect anything aftermarket to bolt on and work like the stock stuff and everything needs to be checked. When the car doesn't perform the way it should who's fault is it? Has the problem been properly identified? If yes what was done to correct it? Sometimes there's several things wrong. This car had a large crack around the number 5 ex tube and still had the intact factory cat converter. You could drink a coffee waiting for it to spool.
Cracked manifold:
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Here's the problem:
Blob of weld was sticking up above the surface of the puck. You can see where it was hanging up on the edge of the hole.
![ane9udev.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F07%2F14%2Fane9udev.jpg&hash=fc621182e765e1e186e546376fd060b4)
Here's the witness mark on the turbo that's about to be installed. Notice it's not to good. Unacceptable and you can see that the blob is hitting the edge of the hole on this new turbo:
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After playing with the dp a little and opening the hole up:
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Would someone expect a $500 pipe to work correctly with no problems? I personally don't expect anything aftermarket to bolt on and work like the stock stuff and everything needs to be checked. When the car doesn't perform the way it should who's fault is it? Has the problem been properly identified? If yes what was done to correct it? Sometimes there's several things wrong. This car had a large crack around the number 5 ex tube and still had the intact factory cat converter. You could drink a coffee waiting for it to spool.
Cracked manifold:
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