sirtef9

iTrader: (4)

I have had that manifold for 9 years plus, no cracks no support bracing and no fixing what I bought, Luck of the draw maybe.

sirtef9

iTrader: (4)

Lol read recent posts, how'd you let it spike 28 psi? Were you not watching boost gauge?

guttamane2486

Yeah I watched it......happen to look down during a 3rd gear pull and that is what I saw

th3pwn3r

I almost love seeing people learn things the hard way.

bostedtegg

had the same manifold also and started gettn cracks

boosted_D

iTrader: (1)

The worst part is, you went and dropped $800 on a new LS long block, you probably just broke a ring or cracked a ring land.

Why didnt you tear down and put in new pistons/rings/bearings for $300 then spend the rest of that money on good parts?

guttamane2486

i brought a b20 it was only 600 bucks which honestly was not an issue and its never a bad thing to have a healthy motor to start over with. I am gonna eventually build the ls but with it being summertime and me spending so much time already working on the car to get it running i know for sure that i just was not gonna be able to deal with the downtime required to rebuild a motor the right way and with the parts that i would like to use so i decided that my best option was to purchase the b20 and get the car back running with at minimal a new wastegate and manifold.

guttamane2486

I have 3 other vehicles in which i daily so the downtime is more of a mental thing. I just honestly want to be able to drive my car.

guttamane2486

Meanwhile the b18 will be disassembled sent to the machine shop, new pistons and rods and i will be in search of a b16 head with intentions to have that complete and ready to be put in the car around the end of the year when the weather gets cold and i will not be wanting to drive the car as much. the b20 will probably end up setting in my garage or will be for sale then

Dark_Teg

If you end up building a LS-VTEC in the future "DO NOT!" pair Type-R cams with a log manifold. T1 said my spoolin performance log manifold choked the hell out of my motor.

guttamane2486

noted....thanks