anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

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Mar 3, 2007 | 06:41 PM

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tealcherokee

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

no wonder why that cracked, the joint looks like ---- and the butt looks like it was fusion welded.... how long did it last?

Mar 3, 2007 | 08:56 PM

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Donald125

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

I think you should just buy a cast manifold from this guy:

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...?topic=72836.0

:P

Mar 3, 2007 | 11:58 PM

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WTF

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

those cast ones are like 80 shipped on ebay

Mar 4, 2007 | 12:13 AM

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notfastcrx

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

i might as well go w/ a cast one, i dont think i've heard about those cracking.

Mar 4, 2007 | 12:18 AM

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HondaTuner

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTF

those cast ones are like 80 shipped on ebay

Honestly I looked and cheapest I found was $125 shipped. For $5, I'd rather support an HMT'er anyways.

Mar 8, 2007 | 12:52 AM

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WTF

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...4148&rd=1&rd=1 i just won that ill let ya know if it cracks up or comes warped

Mar 9, 2007 | 02:15 AM

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mra4886

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTF

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...4148&rd=1&rd=1 i just won that ill let ya know if it cracks up or comes warped

lmk how that holds up i was cosidering one of those. when will you be trying it out hos soon? im be getting a manifold in a couple weeks.

Mar 9, 2007 | 05:50 AM

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WTF

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

i need a new head 1st whenever that happens hopefully in the next 2 months it will be done and boosted

o ya and anyone run these with a wastegate without using a elbow bend thing? im guessing it wont fit without one..

Mar 9, 2007 | 08:50 AM

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jacob_kohler

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

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Originally Posted by I Have An STD

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

Man, that teggy is f**in sexxyy

Mar 12, 2007 | 10:14 PM

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WTF

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Re: anyone know if this turbo mani is any good?

i got my $80 ebay cast mani today, looks fine. i checked the holes with gaskets and they seem perfect, dont really see how it could suck beside the wg flange is on one runner, its on the end where they meet at least, unless my turbo hits the block. the casting has some "pores" in it but i dont think thats a big deal, maybe all new cast does, dont think i ever seen a new cast manifold