i was looking at ebay and found this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33742

it looks well made and they are a real shop and the price seems good.
heres the link to their website http://www.trackforged.com/
i searched on honda-tech but couldnt find much on their shop.
have you guys ever heard of them or used their stuff?

 

Thats not too terribly low for a topmount, but the quality of the welding doesn't look the greatest. I'm sure its a guy who welds in his free time disguising it as a "performance shop," but i could be wrong. What are your goals for your setup anyway? Most people who buy topmounts get them for the wrong reasons...which is why i'm asking

 

seen them before. could be cheaper because of the name. not a big seller. the material looks to be the same as any other well built manifold. I'd give it a try.

 

My concern would be the inconsistencies in the welding. If you check out the picture of the underside of the collector, you can see what i'm talking about. Also, there is no stated warrantee....take that how you will. I've had a manifold crack before and without the warrantee, you're pretty screwed...

 

Yes i see what you mean. and warranty is big to someone who can't weld. or doesnt have a welder/shop around.

 

...or for someone who wants to buy something and be confident in it. I would rather pay a little more for a warranteed manifold for the simple fact that the builder stands behind the work enough to give it that warrantee. I hate fixing things and dont have the time to tear down and fix parts on my car...its my daily.

 

well im looking to make 600+. i saw that they didnt say anything about a warrantee.
i was going to ask about that before i bought anything from them.

 

Yeah you can see alot of heat variation in the welds. on of the runners looks like the heat barely even penetrated the metal. Id be leary of putting this on a higher hp car. maybe an average build btu at that point a top mount isnt nessesary

 

i like the full-race top mount, but im not looking for a twin scroll or divided flange.
do they make custom orders? or does anyone a good manifold for less?

 

you dont have to buy a twin scroll. you'd could call and ask. also. AFI, Peakboost, Go-autoworks and spoolin performance are all great quality manifolds. for less of a price than full race

 

in the picture of the forged manifold you cant see the welds that good so i was just looking at the heat marks. but the welds look like the ones on a peak boost manifold.
or am i just not seeing what you guys see?

 

I work closely with the guys at forged performance and called one of the onwers a couple of minutes ago to ask about this. The manifolds do have a lifetime warranty, and have been run many times with no issues. I run one of their ramhorns on my car and have had zero problems. They suggested to call if you have any questions or concerns about it. They are a group of standup honest guys who are just now starting to outsource some of their manifold work. Let me know if you have any more questions.

This is a picture of my car in their shop with one of their ramhorns.

 

^^And i'm not saying that the manifolds are bad...just that a few of the welds in the picture (and not a great picture at that), didnt look the best. Also, the lack of stated warrantee while being sold on Ebay is what made me think it would be a little on the shady side. I'm glad someone has had some positive dealings with them. It could be something to consider

 

No worries man, it's always better to be safe than sorry these days.

On another note, here is their fabricators thread on HT so you can see some more of his work etc.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/welding-fabrication-53/my-first-pic-thread-2703477/

 

can you get forged to post up some better pics of their manifolds?

 

Just let me know exactly what you want pictures of and I'm sure I can make that happen.

 

i just looked at the link you posted up, and it has a lot of good pics so never mind

 

One of the most reputable shops in our area. Two thumbs up.

 

John Pham built, I run his manifold. I can vouch for the work on these manifolds, one of the best Ive seen. Just because the name is not out there like some of the others, doesnt mean its not a badass manifold.

 

I would say to give it a shot. If your looking for a lower priced manifold, I have owned several, and my favorite yet was the AFI. I have had Peakboost, and Neukin also, the AFI was by far above and beyond those in quality.

 

def a nice manifold, alot better then NSR-Tech mani's which are made local here in oregon. I would buy it if I was you with your goals.

 

I can't even count how many times I have seen people buy no name custom fabbed turbo manifolds & see them fail/crack several times. Stick with quality, spend a little more & have confidence that your manifold is going to hold together.

 

dont **** with ebay a lot of **** on there is bullshit

 

Did you even read the thread? What do you define as "no name"?

To see that post come from someone that I have purchased several products from and looked up to is kind of surprising.

It would be ignorant to assume that the only people that can make quality manifolds are those who work at some of the more well known shops around this board. Not to mention the particular person who built that manifold has a long history in the field.

 

Well for the people that have used their manifolds, can you post up how much power you make and for how long you have had the manifold on your car?