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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 06:47 AM
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Anyone making these anymore? Can't seem to find any, maybe I'm searching for the wrong thing... Thanks
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 07:34 AM
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If you mean like the older Hytech "Sidewinder" manifold.. That's this:



Muckman is the only person I know that still may be able to find one. I hadn't seen one since we got it for this car back almost 10 years ago.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 07:44 AM
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Hytech will still make you one if you have 5 grand
Lovefab also has a sidewinder version.
Or find a good fabricator willing to make you a copy.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 10:55 AM
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Just build your own. That's what I did. Cost me about $400 in materials and whatever it was to run the welder and air compressor. Although I don't recommend them, I purchased a ramhorn manifold kit from Mazworx and added 4 feet of straight tubing. You would be better off sourcing the pipe from Ace Stainless and getting the flanges from wherever (eBay).
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:04 PM
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5 grand. That's insane. Burns collector or not what a waste of money. Def make your self or find a good fabricator.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:14 PM
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I own a burns collector. Good stuff but I did not think they cost that much.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 04:10 PM
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Burns collectors are works of art, especially since I've seen a lot of so called collectors that wouldn't even pass Chinese knockoff quality lol
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 04:13 PM
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But why do you want a sidewinder? unless you plan on running air to water like TheShodans photo there isn't much benefit.

the long runners are good for top end power but response does suffer a bit. best thing to do is ceramic coat it or heat wrap it.

then there's the custom radiator hoses, radiator and fan clearance issues.

so why then? if it's just to look cool or different then you're doing it wrong.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 04:26 PM
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If the entire setup is built right you don't lose much response at all.
If the manifold is built right you can use stock hoses and stock radiator with a slim fan.

I don't think it is cool at all to have one more like a PITA, but function over form in my book. If it looks cool while doing it then so be it. In the end it really depends on the chassis and purpose of the car. I had plenty of room to play with in my RD1.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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Yea the main advantage is very short charge piping. if you use an air to water setup like posted above you have about 18 inches of total piping length.

if you use an air to air setup you can use a super efficient horizontal flow interccoler with same side inlet and outlet with about 3ft of piping. so any response loss by the long runners is almost entirely made up for by the short charge piping.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by OneBadTurboCRV
If the entire setup is built right you don't lose much response at all.
I agree with this
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Old Apr 24, 2014 | 01:11 AM
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Default Re: B series sidewinder manifold

My engine isn't in a Honda so space is tight at the front, just looking at all available options, intercooler placement etc etc, think I can get away with a Spoolin Log but have a lot more space above the gearbox free so just researching other possibilities Thanks all
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