Drilling Ats 3 Piece

[TERMINATOR]

Intalling 3 piece ATS exhaust manifold today anyone know exactly where to drill for egt probe.

 

[BigDaddy]

Drilliing and Tapping Not Required

ATS manifold comes with a raised boss at the #4 cylinder location that is ready for an EGT probe. I think it is 1/8" NPT

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[Big White Beast]

I heard that wasn't a good location...

Of course someone will correct me if I'm wrong. I read that hole was for the under valved crowd. It was an attachment point for something or other. Besides I wouldn't want to know the temps of just one cylinder.



Just my 2¢ worth,



Garrett

 

[John]

The ATS 3-piece exhaust manifold has a raised boss at the outlet of cylinders #1 through #3 and one for #4 through #6. Personally, I used the aft boss (#4 through #6) to drill/tap my 1/8-27 NPT hole for my SPA thermocouple. Also check to make sure you have enough penetration of the thermocouple into the exhaust manifold runner, as the ATS manifold is quite a bit thicker in this raised boss area (about . 520" if memory serves) than the OE exhaust manifold is at its suggested thermocouple placement point.



I used the really tall tapped boss (metric thread), located near the valve cover to anchor down a custom billet aluminum bracket I made to support the pre-formed heater core hose (which has to be modified on the 24v engines because the OE bracket will not clear the rear joint section of the 3-piece manifold. I wonder if ATS ever changed the installation instructions to reflect this?

 

[Benson]

John, nope. Not as of about a year ago anyway. They not only need to upgrade their instructions but they need to update the product, I mean how long have the 24 valvers been out now? Nice manifold though.

 

[TERMINATOR]

Thanks for all the info guys the install was tough but it worked out fine. Only problem was the coolant hose bracket i wish they had some kind of after market bracket. The exhaust gaskets they sent me were rectangular and my ports are round so i used the old gaskets again. Thanks again .

 

[John]

TERMINATOR....A'LL BE BACH!

I'm glad to hear your ATS exhaust manifold installation went well. Pretty trick piece eh?

 

[RADdodge]

ATS Manifold

I had the same question about where to drill and tap for the pyrometer sensor. It sounds like you have already drilled the ATS so any suggestions are a moot point. I purchased my ATS manifold from Piers and his suggestion was -

"The ATS manifolds "used" to be predrilled & tapped, but haven't been for some now. They do have 2 bosses on the manifold, right beside the flange that the turbo bolts too, that were put there for this purpose. The front one is the one I usually drill and tap for the pyro, I've found the front three cyl. run hotter than the back 3 & I want to know what's the hottest egt's I'm hitting are. . "



I know what you mean about the bracket! I cut the original and drilled it to accept a flat piece of steel we bent and made to fit. This is the best picture I have at the moment. If you would like a better picture, let me know and I'll get one.

 

[24V-DSL]

RADdodge

13 posts and your membership is still warm to the touch...



Please post some pics of your truck !!!



Your sig. is intriguing. You've come a long way FAST. Let us see what you've got

 

[RADdodge]

Here's a Picture

I would post some in the "Reader's Rigs," but for time and I haven't found the guidelines on who, what , where or how. Anyway, here is a recent picture. I posted one on another thread with the Lance Camper on it in the Canadian Rockies. I thought that was a good picture.



Oh, it's true about the number of posts - somewhat. I had problems with my account and the TDR tried creating a new account for me so I could post. (Had about 60 posts from early last year - March I think) One thing led to another and I ended up with a new user name (to protect the guilty). I usually don't chime in unless I see something I might be able to help with. Anyway, all I can say is the input from the TDR members has been a wealth of knowledge from pre purchase to heavy mods. I really can't thank the members enough and I hope to meet some of you at May Madness this year.

 

[KKaiser]

Da**, that's a pretty dually!! The absolute best looking motor I've seen, too!! Are those 19. 5s? Did I say !!!!!!



Kent

 

[24V-DSL]

Gorgeous truck.....

Thanks, RADdodge... .



I've stared and stared..... if that isn't your stock grill, which mfg. is it??

 

[RADdodge]

24V-DSL

Stock Grill - but that's subject to change.



Here is a picture of the bracket to attach the heater tube to the ATS manifold. Just a flat piece of steel bent to match.

 

[John_P]

Rad:



What "Jet-Hot" coating is on your manifold? I recently

got mine back from them with the "2000 degree" stuff

and it sure doesn't look as good as yours!



Nice truck!



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John_P

 

[Turbo Thom]

RA:

Nice truck but looking at the grill its seem to be crying. What has got a truck that nice weeping? Shame on you. Did you park next to a pord? Fess up.



. . Preston. .