blew my magnus manifold in 2 pieces... why??

[gsx951]

I now have to impose the question, why are we still making aluminum manfolds then? Why doesn't someone tig up a stainless steel manifold?

304 is a more costly raw material and much more difficult to fabricate.
Chrome makes it hard but Nickel makes it gummy and tough.
It is pretty easy to weld but hell on cutting tools.

 

[BatmanGSX]

How come JM fabs , AMS , BJ's , Buschur , VRP , extreme SMIM are not blowing apart ?

I've seen other manifolds blow apart. You don't hear about a lot of them because we're talking about adults who don't post on DSMTuners everytime they do poopy.

1gnasty, do you have to plug your ebay manifold in every thread on every message board in existance? It's pretty sad. And do you have to bash Marco's manifold everywhere? What results has your manifold gotten in the real world? Marco's manifold has a pretty impressive track record. By the way, what's your car run at the strip? Even have a car? You sure do post a lot of shit for a guy who I've never even heard of. I'm sure if any of us wanted this kind of shit from you we'd buy your manifold.

 

[BatmanGSX]

I now have to impose the question, why are we still making aluminum manfolds then? Why doesn't someone tig up a stainless steel manifold?

There are other factors at work besides weight and strength of the materials. Think: heat transfer.

 

[oldman]

Since people can't seem to have a technical discussion without getting personal, it's time to put this thread in the history books. It's too bad, there are actually some good info in here.

 

[snox135]

Link to a S.S. intake manifold under 7lbs.

http://www.hometown.aol.com/lordsofthepit/page2.html