Check out this eBay intake manifold, looks similar to JMF

[jamesfoster]

I'm looking into an intake manifold for my car, and I've pretty much settled on the JMF, but I saw this on ebay,
eBay Motors: DSM ECLIPSE GSX GST TALON TSI VR4 4G63 INTAKE MANIFOLD! (item 180178417425 end time Nov-18-07 20:25:21 PST)
and it looks pretty good. Has anyone bought this or had any experience with it? Any input?
-James

 

[96_charcoal_tsi]

Doesn't look too bad for a sheet metal intale manifold.The velocity stacks dont look too good though. But for the price it really looks like a good deal to me. I would just like too see how the runners mach up to the stock head.

 

[The_EE]

I would never purchase that PoS.

Also, support your vendors, without them ( Jim to name one ) these manifolds would never exist. You get what you pay for.

I am going to Email Jim and let him know about this sale so hopefully it can be removed and no more of this crap gets on the market.

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

For $75 more and REAL velocity stacks, I would buy the JMF hands down. Even if this was $50.00 I would still buy the JMF over this thing. Anyone can steal a design.

 

[The_EE]

For $75 more and REAL velocity stacks, I would buy the JMF hands down. Even if this was $50.00 I would still buy the JMF over this thing. Anyone can steal a design.

Anyone can steal a design? You sure? What about people being busted for selling the knock off blow off valves? Or Shoes, purses..

 

[Spln_Hrd]

I would never purchase that PoS.

Also, support your vendors, without them ( Jim to name one ) these manifolds would never exist. You get what you pay for.

I am going to Email Jim and let him know about this sale so hopefully it can be removed and no more of this crap gets on the market.

Whos is Jim? Are you refering to Jake Montgamry(aka evil eagel)?

 

[jamesfoster]

I am going to purchase the JMF manifold, but I thought this was interesting. I mean, the craftsmanship looks great, I really don't see anything wrong with it other than the velocity stacks don't look that good.

 

[RWKustoms]

Anyone can steal a design? You sure? What about people being busted for selling the knock off blow off valves? Or Shoes, purses..

Dude, why are you so hostile towards Ebay products? Chill dude. If this kid wants to buy it, then it's his problem. You almost come off like you work for JMF. The manifold doesn't look too bad but definitely not worth the price.

 

[crxp-o-s4now]

Dude, why are you so hostile towards Ebay products? Chill dude. If this kid wants to buy it, then it's his problem. You almost come off like you work for JMF. The manifold doesn't look too bad but definitely not worth the price.

x222

 

[bmoha2]

those are not velocity stacks! That is just a pipe butted in with an overlap. No velocity there!

 

[dsmsucks]

Anybody that knows intake manifolds would know its a VERY poor design. #### $50, It wouldnt go on my car even if it was given to me for free

 

[The_EE]

Dude, why are you so hostile towards Ebay products? Chill dude. If this kid wants to buy it, then it's his problem. You almost come off like you work for JMF. The manifold doesn't look too bad but definitely not worth the price.

I am hostile against Ebay products because I have seen them first hand and how shitty they are. When you have friends who have picked up countless Ebay knock offs and none, not one performed how it should than you would be the same way too. Only name brand goes on my cars because thats where the quality and research goes, not into reverse engineering a product with inferior parts and labor. Add in the fact that if we dont support the vendors who make the parts there will be no one to rip off which in turn leads to less competition and higher prices for parts for all of us.

Get your hands on some knock offs and look at the real thing and trust me, you would never want it on your car.

I dont work for JMFab but I do have quite a bit of his products on my car.

 

[The_EE]

Knock off SMIM

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JMFab SMIM

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Which looks like it would do the job?

 

[AWDfrank]

Knock off SMIM

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JMFab SMIM

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Which looks like it would do the job?

WOW Not much of a comparison when you put it like that.

 

[gsxtasy]

Wow, thats one huge throttle body opening!^^

 

[bpestilence]

It's funny, the guy is saying that it is impossible to make a 50 horse increase with just an intake manifold, but then later he says that his manifold will make 40. "Computer sloped plenum" too. Looks just like a regular plenum to me. Unless he means that he cobbled together a draft of the manifold in SolidWorks or something.... But if that is the case all the shit I make is computer designed.

Nice "velocity stacks", too.

 

[xxraptor660xx]

WOW Not much of a comparison when you put it like that.

Holy wow, what a difference..

 

[chicagoavenger]

For $75 more and REAL velocity stacks, I would buy the JMF hands down. Even if this was $50.00 I would still buy the JMF over this thing. Anyone can steal a design.

Actually not $75 only $40 since you can get the JMF for $450 from JNZ. I got mine for $450 shipped and polished and they had the non polished for $385 plus shipping.

 

[1991GSXAWD]

I bought this intake a while back and it developed a crack on top from one end to the other, had it welded and now it's going up for sale.