DO NOT BUY:Ebay exhaust manifolds!

[MyÜberFastGSX]

I almost made a the huge mistake of bolting an ebay tubular header to my new 6 bolt build.

I ordered for $150 shipped from some garbage company out of california. When I told my friend about the "good deal" I got, he told me his story.

He bought one for his supra that's running 800+whp. And there are all kinds of metal shards that break off on the inside that go through and destroy your turbo, rings, pistons, piston walls, and therefor the block. He knows because that was the one part that he tried to save a few dollars on, when doing his $35k+ Supra build.

So the point of the story is, you pay for what you get, period. Luckily, I was able to cancel my order before it shipped, and pay the stupid cancelation fee and save myself a big headache.

EBAY!

 

[jking29]

The #1 reason the ss autochrome manifolds crack, is that the flanges are made from mild steel and the tubes are 304 stainless. The two materials expand at greatly different rates. With the added weight of the turbo hanging on it with constant heat cycles, it's not a matter of if it will crack, but when. It doesn't matter how good of a welder you are or what process you use. It's basic metallurgy.

 

[pooker]

I never had any problem with xsautochrome unlesss I tried to ever run a heavier turbo then a 14b, then it seemed to want to collapse under its own weight.

 

[bird man]

I almost made a the huge mistake of bolting an ebay tubular header to my new 6 bolt build.

I ordered for $150 shipped from some garbage company out of california. When I told my friend about the "good deal" I got, he told me his story.

He bought one for his supra that's running 800+whp. And there are all kinds of metal shards that break off on the inside that go through and destroy your turbo, rings, pistons, piston walls, and therefor the block. He knows because that was the one part that he tried to save a few dollars on, when doing his $35k+ Supra build.

So the point of the story is, you pay for what you get, period. Luckily, I was able to cancel my order before it shipped, and pay the stupid cancelation fee and save myself a big headache.

EBAY!

X2...Happened to me as well. I spent 5,000 building my motor, new turbo, TUBULAR EXHAUST MANI, fuel system and dsmlink. well 2 weeks later the mani's welds came apart and destroyed my whole motor and turbo! I have posted this a number of times on here already but ill do it again. SSAUTOCHROME/XSPOWER SUCKS!!!!

 

[xioca]

X2...Happened to me as well. I spent 5,000 building my motor, new turbo, TUBULAR EXHAUST MANI, fuel system and dsmlink. well 2 weeks later the mani's welds came apart and destroyed my whole motor and turbo! I have posted this a number of times on here already but ill do it again. SSAUTOCHROME/XSPOWER SUCKS!!!!

Can you please explain exactly how it trashed your whole motor...?