SBR Cast Manifold, anyone else?

[C6J9R]

Just installed mine on Saturday . Install was very straight-forward. It took two hours to do, only because I drove over to my buddies house( I didn't have a 14mm socket for the turbo or end manifold bolts). So the engine was VERY HOT and we had to wait for it too cool down...burned a hole right through my mechanics gloves.
One of the bolts we had to double nut to get out but that was simple. Obviously they give you a turbo to manifold 7cm gasket and I went to my local dealership and got the other gasket for $21.
As for a review the first night we drove it, it pulled beautifully. I am really not driving the car hard though, because I need new outer tie rods on both sides and my suspension is shot, and I need new brakes

 

[Drewcool2]

Just installed mine on Saturday . Install was very straight-forward. It took two hours to do, only because I drove over to my buddies house( I didn't have a 14mm socket for the turbo or end manifold bolts). So the engine was VERY HOT and we had to wait for it too cool down...burned a hole right through my mechanics gloves.
One of the bolts we had to double nut to get out but that was simple. Obviously they give you a turbo to manifold 7cm gasket and I went to my local dealership and got the other gasket for $21.
As for a review the first night we drove it, it pulled beautifully. I am really not driving the car hard though, because I need new outer tie rods on both sides and my suspension is shot, and I need new brakes

Nice, I'm waiting for mine in the mail

 

[Absinthminded]

I have 2 pretty good size cracks in my SBR exhaust mani. I put it in last summer. Any body else have this problem.

 

[Omega]

C6J9R:

Looks like you had a bad gasket too. You will certainly feel a difference now that all the exhaust gases are going through the turbo.

Make sure you torque the tubo bolts properly.

 

[NitrousBob]

I wish there was a dyno sheet for like this and a evo 3 manifold. Manifold changes only. Maybe one with small turbo and one with medium sized. I think the manifold looks tough but what kind of numbers are we talking. It also looks heavier. I think time would be better spent working on the intake side, fuel, air.

 

[heavyD]

It looks like from your pic that you need longer studs. You should always have thread come out past the end of the nut.

 

[Jason84]

what studs does everybody use for this manifold ? cause i just bought new stock ones...

 

[CanadianTSi]

I wish there was a dyno sheet for like this and a evo 3 manifold. Manifold changes only. Maybe one with small turbo and one with medium sized. I think the manifold looks tough but what kind of numbers are we talking. It also looks heavier. I think time would be better spent working on the intake side, fuel, air.

Going from an Evo 3 to this would probably be a waste and the money would be better spent else where, but going from an Unported 2g or 1g especially there will be big gains.

 

[Jason84]

anybody have pics of this yet with the external WG flange welded on?

 

[heavyD]

Going from an Evo 3 to this would probably be a waste and the money would be better spent else where, but going from an Unported 2g or 1g especially there will be big gains.

Exactly. It's not like a large exhaust manifold is going to change what turbo or displacement your car has. Starting to sound like a Honda board "I put on my 4-1 header last night and wow what a difference. Now when the VTEC kicks in my neck is snapped back into the seat like a turbo kicked in.".

 

[4G63 For Me]

I was about to order one. Called up SBR to make sure they had them in stock, but they're on a 2 month back order. DOH.

Hopefully going from a HRC spacer and a stock 2G exhaust manifold to a ported SBR exhaust manifold without the spacer will help get rid of my exhaust leak and increase turbo spool time.

 

[Thomas91169]

Exactly. It's not like a large exhaust manifold is going to change what turbo or displacement your car has. Starting to sound like a Honda board "I put on my 4-1 header last night and wow what a difference. Now when the VTEC kicks in my neck is snapped back into the seat like a turbo kicked in.".

no but it decreases spool up time, increases low end, and flows more on the top end.

i have it and love it. i have the SBR manny that matches perfectly to a ported Evo16g. before i started in 3rd at 2800 and it took till about 3700 to reach 20psi. now starting at 2800 in 3rd it takes till 3200 to reach 20psi. thats a 50% increase in spoolup time, WITH a FMIC. i can only imagine without a fmic it would be a 16g version of a t25.

and top end was nice with the evo16g. but the SBR manny made redline come up almost 4 seconds faster in a 3rd gear pull, as recorded on a pocketlogger. if my buddy wasnt using the logger at the moment, id post up the log times, each starting at 2800 before and after manifold install.

the manifold doesnt change displacement nor how big your turbo becomes with more air. it simply allows better flow of air in the whole rpm band. as with everything in these cars, better airflow going into or out of the engine gives power.



but i agree. going from a evo manny to a SBR would yeild little effects, if any. but going from a stock 2g/1g to a SBR will give great gains. id say its well worth the money.