Notices

ebay manifold

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-29-2007, 09:14 PM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
albertleee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: home, wa, united states
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default ebay manifold

will an ebay manifold break down on me? d16y8..
Old 05-29-2007, 09:15 PM
  #2  
Honda-Tech Member
 
BDaTurboTeg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Da Hook,NY
Posts: 299
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (albertleee)

i personally will never buy anything from ebay.....especially car parts...

end of story
Old 05-29-2007, 09:26 PM
  #3  
Honda-Tech Member
 
reaction360's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: wa, usa
Posts: 3,274
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (BDaTurboTeg)

do a search. you'll find many many many negative posts about those mani's.

-zol
Old 05-29-2007, 09:26 PM
  #4  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
albertleee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: home, wa, united states
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (albertleee)

ah..ic..i bought it off some dude..but its a no name so im guessin its ebay..gay..
Old 05-30-2007, 06:30 AM
  #5  
Honda-Tech Member
 
twkdCD595's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 5,551
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Re: ebay manifold (albertleee)

does it have any markings on it that could help us identify it or maybe post a pic.

we could tell you real quick if it is a crack prone ebay special.
Old 05-30-2007, 10:01 AM
  #6  
Honda-Tech Member
 
rmcdaniels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Raleigh, NC, USA
Posts: 4,669
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (albertleee)

Post a pic, I've seen people sell nice manifolds and crappy ones on ebay.
Old 05-30-2007, 10:24 AM
  #7  
 
stealthmode62's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Farmington, MN, USA
Posts: 4,144
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (rmcdaniels)

What the hell is an ebay manifold? Did they open thier own fab shop in the back of the paypal building? lol.

I'm sure there's at least 20 different people selling manifolds on ebay, so "ebay manifold" isn't saying much.
Old 05-30-2007, 10:25 AM
  #8  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
albertleee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: home, wa, united states
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (albertleee)

heres the picture of the manifold. thanks, and some pictures of some other cheap stuff that i hope works that i have..ack..


Old 05-30-2007, 10:58 AM
  #9  
Honda-Tech Member
 
PiMpIn's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 308
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (albertleee)

cant really recommend egay parts
Old 05-30-2007, 12:45 PM
  #10  
Honda-Tech Member
 
93CX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,662
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (PiMpIn)

That manifold is going to break. However I run one too, just gotta keep rewelding it.
Old 05-30-2007, 06:42 PM
  #11  
 
1baddturbosi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Iowa, united states
Posts: 329
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (PiMpIn)

i run the same manifold, and i can tell that it wont last. whats a good manifold i can buy for $200-$350 in its place??????
Old 05-30-2007, 06:50 PM
  #12  
Member
 
95jeremie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: smyrna, ga, usa
Posts: 1,466
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (1baddturbosi)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1baddturbosi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i run the same manifold, and i can tell that it wont last. whats a good manifold i can buy for $200-$350 in its place??????</TD></TR></TABLE>

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1404253


https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1336590
^^^^^^ this is the log that i have on my d build
not done yet but it looks good
Old 05-31-2007, 08:03 AM
  #13  
 
Rod Short's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Crown Point, IN, USA
Posts: 278
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: ebay manifold (albertleee)

I've bought 3 cars, done a project car for eBay (editorscharitychallenge.com) and bought a ton of parts that I would never have been able to fins anywhere else -- and all I can say is that eBay can have good stuff and bad. It's just like a swap meet. There are some great deals, but don't be upset or surprised when you get burned. It comes with the territory.

As far as the manifold question, hey, the truth is that even OEM manifolds can fail. Ford found that out when they had so many warranty returns on the od E3 casting that came on the 2.3 turbo Mustang. They had to switch to an E6 casting.

I've even seen those problems on the tubular steel headers that we used to make and sell for those cars years and years ago. A lot of that had to do with properly bracing the turbo as the effect of too much weight on certain areas coupled with harmonics can cause stress cracks -- and you can't always predict what's gonna work and what won't. Unfortunately, you can't just keep rewelding the cracks all the time, either.

So, what I'm saying is that there isn't always an answer -- even with a well made manifold, but the tendency has been that the cheap stuff will fail quicker than a well made unit will.

Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
StuG_Lyfe
Forced Induction
45
10-28-2014 08:31 AM
B18ceed
Forced Induction
1
05-31-2006 12:00 AM
96DXHatchBlack
Forced Induction
1
07-28-2004 05:18 AM
iwouldHITit
Forced Induction
3
09-28-2003 07:56 AM
spoonfedls
Forced Induction
6
05-20-2003 10:51 AM



Quick Reply: ebay manifold



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:43 AM.