http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/D16-C...81967740QQrdZ1

i dont know if this manifold is ss-auto----- or not, info would be appreciated


also, if that ebay one is garbage, i'm looking for a nice log manifold if anyone would like some business.



-josh

 

id like to say its junk, because of the time it takes to hand weld a manifold, but i bought one of those cheap *** down pipes for my girls turbo beetle, it was like $80 and i have to admit it was a very nice piece

 

your one indecisive mother ****** ^^^^

hit or miss
brace like hell

 

ok thanks, i'll probably just stick to a log manifold then.

 

not so fast homie. i bought one for my car thinking, hey, why not? well, the weld quality isnt great, and the collector needed to be dremeled out a bit, but its overall not bad. as you will see in the pics, i braced the sit out of mine, welding every collector together and added two braces from the head flange to the turbo flange. it looks good, flows good, and im very very happy with how strong its been. my log cracked three times on my other LS-t, but this manifold has been great for 10k miles. heres pics



in this

 

Nice, teg. What tires are those?


Oh and I own one of the original prototypes of that manifold. Got it from IowaTCoupe who worked with them to get measurements suited on it and it was handcrafted. I have yet to run it though.


I beginning to think that poor welds aren't a sole issue in cracking manifolds of log design, but rather the fact they flow horribly and hold massive amounts of heat which when cools does so in a higher range inducing cracks. In other words, logs lack flow, hold heat, crack easier. Just a guess.


JP

 

id rock it

 

it makes alot of sense. i got my log manifold to glow once (not enough timing and a small T3 on a b18a). this manifold doesnt seem to run nearly as hot.

oh, and the tires are very bald kumho ecsta 711s. now replaced with 215/40/16 kumho 712s o 16" black slips

 

got any better pics of the bracing? i was considering one of those cause they cheap and look cool ha

 

THis is the manifold from Ebay. The Blur. This what it ended up like for a kind on D series.org.