Manifold Wastegate help

[Kory Flansburg]

hello, i recently bought a DNP manifold, now since the wastegate is on the manifold and i dont have a wastegate yet, still running stock turbo. what would be a simple way of pluging the wastegate inlet... other then buying a wastegate  , this would obviously be temporary.

[John Hartman]

cut a plate out of a piece of 1/4" thick steel and bolt it on

[Chad Giffen]

Off course, jusy get a block plate and some sort of gasket close to it if you can.

[Kory Flansburg]

i would but there is no flange.. its just circular, like a vband clamp fitting..

[Chad Giffen]

I see, well just get a circular flange that will bolt onto it with a V-clamp. V-clamps are not that uncommon to buy. I dont know what thickness of flange you would need though. Buy the V-clamp first and check it out.

[Kory Flansburg]

i thought it has to be angled.. or would a certain thickness of steel work .. to hold the plug in the hole.

[Kory Flansburg]

meh.. does anyone have a Tial 44mm wastegate for a decent price? lol

[Chad Giffen]

I wouldnt put a "plug" in the hole but rather just cover the hole with a piece of sheet steel say 1/8" thick depending on the v-clamp you buy.

But yah, I owuld just get a wastegate if you came this far already and save the hassle. Miond you then you have to dump your 02 and if you have aircare coming anytime soon thats a no no.

[Kory Flansburg]

yaa.. its just that a new tial 44mm is about $420 lol, and there are no local shops where i can just go down there and pick one up.

[John Hartman]

if you wanted to stay internal gate, I would have passed on that particular manifold.  Now that you have it, you have to options really.  Get the gate and downpipe for it, or sell it and get one that is for an internal gated turbo

[Kory Flansburg]

i want to go external, been shopping around, but i think extremepsi is my best bet, $420 shipped for a tial 44mm, the shop in vernon, told me 522, and then another 5-10 days for them to get it.
i was going to get a ported 2g manni but, eventually i wanted to get a SS tubular one, i wouldnt have found a cheaper one like that, so i bought it.
and the wastegate will be dumped

[Jared Grant]

if you cant block it off just put ur old mani on till u get a external setup.

[Kory Flansburg]

well its on jack stands right now due to my oil leak, so, i was thinking id do the manifold, o2 housing, and build my exhaust. but i doubt that will happen anytime soon.