What do you think about this exhaust manifold?

[3134]

So I am looking at exhaust manifolds and I came across this one from turbochargers.com. http://www.turbochargers.com/store/...d=121&osCsid=429a2437e5982bbe34dd6db0e9be24d8 It is pretty cheap and flows more than the evo III and comes with the gasket and hardware I need. Does anyone have this manifold from GT EVO Manifold tc-1045 or know anyone who has it? I plan on hitting 300-350 whp so I am not going for huge gains if that makes a difference. Please let me know if this is a good buy or not.

 

[Jeff822]

I have this manifold and so does a buddy of mine, i got mine from Dsmparts.com for like $180 works perfect, definately felt a difference after it was on, i would recommend it.

 

[brute]

Sounds like a great deal to me. But I'm not speaking from experience at all.

 

[98gst62]

Good mani. for the money. no problems with mine so far, for about 8 months and numerous hard pulls.

 

[JayRolla]

Yes those are pretty nice ive heard. Good price. I have a SBR cast mani that was like $250.

 

[3134]

Jeff, when do you get full boost now with this manifold? Does it spool up to full boost at like 2500? I am just curious how much better this manifold spools up the turbo.

 

[3134]

sorry, one other question for you jeff. Did the manifold install as a bolt-on, or was there anything you had to do to it to make it fit?

 

[Jeff822]

One of the studs on the turbo took a little bit to get out but other then that it will bolt right up. Turbo starts to spool between like 25/2700 rpms on my evo 3 b16g, definately felt a difference when we first got it on and that was when i still had the t-25. Its definately a good buy if you cant port like me .

 

[Sinclair159]

i just ordered mt "GT" manifold from turbochargers.com should be here in the next couple of days... great deal.. ill let you guys know how the install goes and the preformance difrences..

 

[Gamble97]

That seems like a good deal. I went with the SBR manifold, it wasn't much more. $200. Not sure if there is a diff between the 2, but I think either of them are better than having the stocker ported.

 

[JayRolla]

Thats for sure you dont want to port a mani with thin walls. The sbr is nice because it is real thick and allows a lot of room for porting without hurting the integrity of the mani causing it to crack prematurly

 

[3134]

the GT comes with a much larger inlets than stock right?

 

[Sinclair159]

yes... it is supossed to be equivilent to the evo III manifold...

 

[98evoIIIpwr]

Forced Performance needs to make a manifold for the FP30 series turbo's. Not trying to change the subject.... anyways, back to what we were saying.