open downpipe?

[rdss]

Nothing, headers do not exist yet for the 1.4 or better yet, an aftermarket turbo manifold.

Eric, wont you need a new turbo to do this as well? And probably new charge pipe and definitely the hot side down pipe. I know that End Tank USA has all of that already for the Cruze which might be a better option for y'all. It's even the 4 to 1 style you like Eric!

EndTankUSA.com - Chevrolet Cruze Turbo Kit (Powered by CubeCart)

 

[sx sonic]

No company will make a header for the 1.4T and it would be impractical and costly to make one work.

Why? The header is a cast/integral part of the turbocharger, they do NOT bolt together. A better alternative would be to port the runners of the header. (Which I've done)

If you get headers for the sonic then you either have a 1.8 or an aftermarket turbo.

Oh and running an open downpipe sounds like dog sh!t on this car, its horrible and sounds kinda like a bubble machine. And surprisingly is actually quieter than running an open exhaust after the 2nd cat.

-tyler

 

[rdss]

Weird, I wonder why I posted EndTankUSA sx sonic?! Aftermarket header with aftermarket tubro attached. Was the link broken? They would be better off buying the Cruze kit and retro fitting it to the Sonic over trying to piece together a kit, well at least until someone builds a complete Sonic 1.4 specific turbo and header kit.

 

[american_tuner]

Ive got a t3/t4 master power ready to be of some use.
Seriously though that would be a huge turbo for this motor. Lol

 

[rdss]

Ive got a t3/t4 master power ready to be of some use.
Seriously though that would be a huge turbo for this motor. Lol

Do you think that Mega Ram intake could handle the power?!

 

[american_tuner]

One way to find outout

 

[rdss]

DO IT!lol

 

[american_tuner]

That will get expensive lol

 

[sx sonic]

Nope link works, and I stand by what I say.

My 3rd paragraph would concur with your post.

BTW cool link

 

[rdss]

I was just razzing you as well as Eric. Yeah, It would be hard not to picking up a complete Sonic upgrade from EndTank if they released it. It looks to be a quality kit. Hell, I would love if they just made some better charge pipes and an intercooler upgrade

 

[sx sonic]

Gotcha haha. That kit looks amazing, I drooled over it for about 10mins, so much sexy lol

 

[RallyXLTZ]

A header/downpipe with better flow through.

I wanted it coated and wrapped also. I will ask if they can do a 4 to 1. It may just need to be longer than normal lol

-Kyle

 

[firstorbit84]

I was just razzing you as well as Eric. Yeah, It would be hard not to picking up a complete Sonic upgrade from EndTank if they released it. It looks to be a quality kit. Hell, I would love if they just made some better charge pipes and an intercooler upgrade

Why won't the Cruze kit work?

Has anyone over on Cruze talk actually installed this and dyno'd it? Or where's the dyno from the car shown in the pic for the kit? And WTF is that plastic bag doing over the intake?

 

[rdss]

The header and turbo will work. The cold side charge pipe after the intercooler may work, other than the vacuum line on the intake tube it should work as well. There are a lot of unknowns on the charge piping though because the cars engine bays are not the same.... On top of all that you have to figure out the down pipe connection.

 

[firstorbit84]

Charge pipes and down pipes should be the relatively easy part though.

Also, isn't the "header" on a turbo car usually referred to as an exhaust manifold or turbo manifold?

 

[RallyXLTZ]

It is lol. Just called it a header for "ease of term" use. Start naming complex parts and its easy to get lost in conversation.

I keep forgetting the Cruze has the same drivetrain mostly. Nobody around where I live mods the Cruze. It's an old person or college kid car here lol

-Kyle

 

[rdss]

There is also a difference between a manifold and header and the picture you showed from the EndTank kit has individual "separated" tubes making it a header. An exhaust manifold is a large chunk of steel. Both terms are used interchangeably and unless you want to argue semantics I think most of us even considering doing a turbo swap know what the rest of us are talking about.

Oh, and I just googled exhaust manifold and got headers and "manifolds" when searching for images....

 

[RallyXLTZ]

Well alrighty then.

-Kyle

 

[Eric Smit]

I'm still interested. if a company can fab a shop of drop in headers, I want it.


-Eric Smit

 

[RallyXLTZ]

I will check it out and see what it would cost to get that made up. Maybe even a full system to go on either side of the turbo.
-Kyle