The 100 Dollar Manifold! PICS installed
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The 100 Dollar Manifold! PICS installed
So i just got my 100 dollar ebay manifold in! its a replica of the "treadstone" cast manifold. At first glance it actually looks pretty damn decent, the ports are actually pretty smooth and no bumps or lumps at all, only thing worrying me is how much different my current downpipe is going to be it seems i have to mod it quite a bit to fit up. Oh and this _____ is alot heavier than my previous manifold.. and its THICK! if this ____ breaks.. than my cars going into a lake. SO BRING IT ON VIBRATION AND WEATHER !
DEFINATELY need to make a dumptube ASAP or else my wastegate is going to be hitting either my radiator hose/battery or my AC line depending which way i bolt it up. Another thing im worried about is the clearance, im not sure if i will have to cut into my fan shroud inorder to get the wastegate to fit with the nipple on top, i measure and it seems i have enough room but we shall see! Im going to try and get it bolted up to the car tonight, if i do ill have more pics so u can see where the turbo will sit... all in all for 100 bucks.. i dont think you can go wrong at all!
UPDATE 10/14/09 Ok so the setup is in the car! looks good!
now just waiting on the fabbed up downpipe to fit the new turbo location and then ill be boosting again.. thank heavens..
DEFINATELY need to make a dumptube ASAP or else my wastegate is going to be hitting either my radiator hose/battery or my AC line depending which way i bolt it up. Another thing im worried about is the clearance, im not sure if i will have to cut into my fan shroud inorder to get the wastegate to fit with the nipple on top, i measure and it seems i have enough room but we shall see! Im going to try and get it bolted up to the car tonight, if i do ill have more pics so u can see where the turbo will sit... all in all for 100 bucks.. i dont think you can go wrong at all!
UPDATE 10/14/09 Ok so the setup is in the car! looks good!
now just waiting on the fabbed up downpipe to fit the new turbo location and then ill be boosting again.. thank heavens..
Last edited by SoFloTC; 10-15-2009 at 12:32 AM.