Poll: Which Turbo Exhaust Manifold

[revision27]

NOOB. . i love how you get so worked up. i think i mentioned in a previous post that i agree that they will make more power and decrease spool up time. all i am saying is that for the cost, cast manifolds are the way to go and cheap ebay ones are not...regardless of who they are modeled after

 

[Slippi84]

NOOB. . i love how you get so worked up. i think i mentioned in a previous post that i agree that they will make more power and decrease spool up time. all i am saying is that for the cost, cast manifolds are the way to go and cheap ebay ones are not...regardless of who they are modeled after

Nobody is worked up i'm cool as the other side of the pillow man


But what you said makes no sense. You ecknowledge that tubulars are better but then say they're not worth getting and cast manifolds are better. 2g ported housings are like 100 if you know how to port them yourself 150 if you don't I got my xs power manifold for 150. You do the math

 

[revision27]

properly built tubular manifolds are worth it. properly built tubular manfiolds are more expensive but will 99% of the time withstand time and the abuse of a daily driven street/strip car. although these ebay manifolds may out perform a 2g/evo 3/sbr manifolds how much will they out perform them by and for how long will they do so. IMO compared to ebay manifolds cast mitsu style manifolds are the way to go for performance and longevity. these parts are chinese knock offs of reputable companies and buying them is like a slap in the face to companies like DNP who have put in the time and R&D to offer a quality product to the public.

 

[GVR4592]

Most of you guys are probably to new to remember all of the pictures that were circulating in the last few years of ebay manifolds.

Here you go, I'll save you guys the trouble of searching.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176409

http://www.houston-imports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180585

http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthr...7716362&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=52117.0

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/2005/ssauto/

So now you can quit your bitching and move on. This thread was dead the second it was posted.

 

[Slippi84]

If i posted every pick of a stock mani with a crack in it I would lose feeling in my fingers from copying and pasting links and pictures

 

[revision27]

yeah but how many of those stock manifolds crack completely all the way through and if there is a crack those manifolds are at least 7-12 years old

 

[Pennywise]

Full-race.

 

[GVR4592]

If i posted every pick of a stock mani with a crack in it I would lose feeling in my fingers from copying and pasting links and pictures

Those pictures are from manifolds that are only a few months old. Have you ever seen a stock manifold crack like that? Hell no. Every manifold is going to crack, it doesnt matter if it's tubular or cast. It's just a matter of time. But when you use crappy materials, and crappy craftsmanship, it's going to fail a lot sooner.

 

[revision27]

i agree

 

[Slippi84]

If you haven't come to grips with the fact that the higher the performance the shorter the life than you should stop moding now and sit around worrying about every little thing in your car that might break.

 

[revision27]

does anyone have any pics of full race or AMS manifolds cracking????

 

[eclipsegsx9797]

Plain and simple and ill back up my statement if anyone would love to try me. Ebay manifolds are a waste of money. Yes some of them will out perform a cast manifold but in the end will crack rust and just fall apart. I’ve used or seen just about every header out there. Only one I have ever noticed a huge difference and the only one that held the power is a custom manifold that I forked out a nice chunk of change for. Reason why companies like Buschur, AMS and Turbo Trix are so known and have some of the fastest cars is because they don’t do it the cheap way. You have to pay to play. Please don’t ask me to race you so you could show me how your ebay manifold works so well because I just don’t care.

Jim

 

[Slippi84]

Plain and simple and ill back up my statement if anyone would love to try me. Ebay manifolds are a waste of money. Yes some of them will out perform a cast manifold but in the end will crack rust and just fall apart. I've used or seen just about every header out there. Only one I have ever noticed a huge difference and the only one that held the power is a custom manifold that I forked out a nice chunk of change for. Reason why companies like Buschur, AMS and Turbo Trix are so known and have some of the fastest cars is because they don't do it the cheap way. You have to pay to play. Please don't ask me to race you so you could show me how your ebay manifold works so well because I just don't care.

Jim

I will take you up on your word and ask you to prove it because while you may have had a bad experience I haven't and I have owned two of the exat manifold we're talkin about not just some similar manifold.

 

[eclipsegsx9797]

I will take you up on your word and ask you to prove it because while you may have had a bad experience I haven't and I have owned two of the exat manifold we're talkin about not just some similar manifold.

I personally have not had a bad experience with a cheap header cracking but I have had a few rust and warp (Once this happend I replaced it). I have seen a few friends manifolds crack and have the turbo fall off with the collector. Switching from a cheap dnp style header to a nice thick wall, well built header I did however notice quicker spool, a little more top end and it lasted a lot longer. How long have you ran your auto chrome header and how much power are you putting down with it?


Another thing if you would like me to fully back up my statement please pm me because I don’t want to deal with all the noob people who are still on stock turbos butting in saying how they think something is better then something else when they have never even tested any products on there car. Besides people who are cheap will fight and back them self’s up all day just so they don’t believe there cheap.


Jim

 

[revision27]

Plain and simple and ill back up my statement if anyone would love to try me. Ebay manifolds are a waste of money. Yes some of them will out perform a cast manifold but in the end will crack rust and just fall apart. I’ve used or seen just about every header out there. Only one I have ever noticed a huge difference and the only one that held the power is a custom manifold that I forked out a nice chunk of change for. Reason why companies like Buschur, AMS and Turbo Trix are so known and have some of the fastest cars is because they don’t do it the cheap way. You have to pay to play. Please don’t ask me to race you so you could show me how your ebay manifold works so well because I just don’t care.

Jim

completely in agreement here. you get what you pay for, but to everyone his own.

 

[Slippi84]

I never dyno'd my car but I ran the 50 trim with the xs power manifold for like 5-6 months and we're talkin dd it to blockbuster and work during the week and atleast two trops to the races during the weekend and i didn't just go and watch I would run maybe 10 or so times a night. When I was done I drove 30 minutes back home from the races and in those 6 or so months I never cracked or had any of the problems everyone else talks about. I ran 22psi and maybe 24psi max which isn't a lot condering my setup I have now I will run 25 psi daily on it. Anyway My logger wash shwoing enough air to make 375 but I will not speculate on hp as I think it's ricer like.

 

[v2ner]

Just curious, what did you run at the track?

 

[Slippi84]

Just curious, what did you run at the track?

Who said anything about the track

 

[v2ner]

wowWTF

 

[srumel]

i wonder how many of you guys w/ cracked manifolds are still running the downpipe support bracket...just curious

 

[larsrya8]

i wonder how many of you guys w/ cracked manifolds are still running the downpipe support bracket...just curious

My RNR downpipe didn't come with a support bracket... do any of the aftermarket exhausts come with one?

Of course, the 3-inch stainless steel O2-eliminator downpipe weighed way less than the stock downpipe and 02 housing did.