R. Gambino

Does anyone have pics of a downpipe bracket that they fabricated. The one I'm working on is starting to look like it was designed by Rube Goldberg. Thanks all.

GARCO MOTORWORKS

I have made several to fit from the transmission to the down pipe .A two part clamp with one part of the clamp extending to the bracket on the trans . I use 3/16 thick steel or 1/4 thick . Sorry I do not have pics .This is not a complex design, simple and strong .Some say it is not needed but I will not do a down pipe install with out it. Paul did and had the turbo flange break clean off . Sorry no pics .

R. Gambino

I believe you are ABSOLUTELY correct about the neccesity of the bracket. Are you using a gillotine type clamp on the pipe with one leg of the 'U' clamp going to the bracket?
The pipe I put in is Pettit's and you cannot use any part of the original bracket. In addition you cannot come straight down from the Tranny because the air pipe interferes. I think there something simple I can do but it' not comming to me.
Thanks Garco M....

Retserof

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I wanted this bracket too after installing my Pettit downpipe, but wasn't able to fabricate anything that would have done any good.

Cam at Pettit told me that there was no need for the bracket, but I'd feel a lot better if the downpipe had one.

I think it is asking too much of the turbo housing to handle the weight and inertia of the entire exhaust system when the engine and drive train move in the chassis.

CantGoStraight

I've fabricated two of them in stainless steel, made it big enough to go around the thermal wrap and everything. I'll roll up under the car and snap some pictures. I think I have a couple prototypes laying around I can show pictures of as well. Wasn't hard to make, used a vise and piece of pipe then had to transfer where the hole would be and then trim excess strap.

CantGoStraight

Ok found the ones I started, Here are some pictures of them, I'll try and get pitures of the one mounted on the pipe on the car. Jack

GARCO MOTORWORKS

Mine are very thick compaired to the ones pictured above and the clamps are made in two parts and bolted together with four bolts, two on each side of the pipe .Sorry I do not have a camera .

rotorbrain

ill try to get some pics. . . later. . . though i doubt i will in time. . .

Retserof

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Anybody have photos of a clamp and bracket like this on the car???

CantGoStraight

Is there supposed to be a picture here ? ? ? I still haven't had time to roll up under the car and get a picture of mine mounted. will try this weekend if I can't get it done after work in the next two days. Jack

Retserof

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Nope -- I should have said "like those shown above". Sorry.

I was just bumping the thread, hoping that you or Rotorbrain or anybody would post some photos of a fabricated clamp and bracket on your car.

thanks

CantGoStraight

The bracket is the stock one that is used from the factory. The bracket is the one you see in the picture. That's exactly what i have on my car. Jack

rotorbrain

ill be putting a catalytic convertor on my car this weekend, and will snap a picture of the bracket while im under the car. . . sorry it cant come any sooner.

Retserof

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Your pictures will really help.

IIRC, the factory bracket was too long and didn't seem like it would work on my Pettit downpipe due to interference, even with a custom made clamp.

rotorbrain

im wondering what the deal is. . . if i remember correctly, my clamp is basically just a stock "remake". . . nothing special about it. thats pretty lame that pettit would make a downpipe that wouldnt fit that clamp. . . it IS a good thing to have. i wish i had pictures of what the lack of a clamp did to my turbine housing.

Retserof

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It has been a while since I installed the Pettit downpipe, but I recall that neither the stock bracket nor the stock clamp would work.

The stock clamp wouldn't fit around the Pettit pipe because its diameter is larger than the stock precat. The stock bracket hit wouldn't fit either, becasue the downpipe is routed closer to the tranny than the precat, so that the bracket hit the downpipe.

CantGoStraight

Here are the pictures (best I could do without taking off the pipe.) Don't know if it will help but I used the stock tranny bracket and just mad a replacement band to go around the wrapped DP. I also had to use one hell of a long bolt to pull the band up tight as a short one would'nt accomplish pulling it together and securing it to the bracket. Hope this is of some use. Jack
From the front of the car looking back

From the passengerside

Retserof

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Thanks. It looks like the downpipe passes under the bracket and the band clamp bolts to it from above the downpipe.

CantGoStraight

The pipe pass's very close to the bracket and it does pass below the bracket. The two brackets I have in the picture one is 90% complete, I still have to put it on the pipe and mark the mounting hole location, the other bracket still needs the final bend put in it. I was waiting on finishing that one as I wanted to add another wrap to the DP and need to add a little more length to do this. Jack

Retserof

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Thanks again.

Where did you get the SS stock to make the band clamp?