Im looking for a turbo manifold. I came across this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...04327

it has a lifetime warrenty. anyone use this before? Looks like a string peice..but you can never tell

 

better of buying one on her used....never delt with cast iron ebays had a SS one n blew it in 2 peices lol

 

i cant find one on here for a good price.

anyone else?

 

it doesn't "look" terrible, but it doesn't look like it'd flow great. IMO, find a used log and call it a day

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Schister66 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it doesn't "look" terrible, but it doesn't look like it'd flow great. IMO, find a used log and call it a day</TD></TR></TABLE>i would if i could. all i see for used is junk.

 

use it. may not flow real crazy like some but it will work none the less. i use an ebay cast iron mani and car does 11 sec all day. and an ebay turbo.

 

will will it reach my goal of 400whp? t3/t4 60 .63

 

cant help u there. i never dynoed mine and i doubt its 400 hp.

 

I tuned an H23 that had one of those china cast manifolds, 273 whp @ 9.5 psi with a .60 T3/T04E. I'd say it would do 400 no problem... if it's the same company/quality of casting. There's more than one foundry in China, you know, and badly designed castings are prone to cracking.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Joseph Davis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I tuned an H23 that had one of those china cast manifolds, 273 whp @ 9.5 psi with a .60 T3/T04E. I'd say it would do 400 no problem... if it's the same company/quality of casting. There's more than one foundry in China, you know, and badly designed castings are prone to cracking.

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Same boat. We did a 95 h23 with the same manifold. Had a garrett t3/t4 57 tri and we put out 291 @ 13psi with some 680s and a sakura ems. They work good for the price and are pretty sturdy. You will have to trim a little bit of the valve cover or make a elbow for the wastegate though, it hits.

 

You get what you pay for.

Unless you heat that manifold up to glowing yellow, chances are it will last a while. The main problem with cheap manifolds is the consistency of wall thickness, and the material used itself. A good manifold will use a decent amount of silicone (grey cast iron), and can deal with heat & stress well. A cheap one will use white cast iron, which is weak due to the large amount (and size) of carbides in it. Nickel is also added to resist rust & heat. Wrought iron (no carbon) is also something to stay away from for your manifold.

This is one reason why lots of replica parts from China/etc are as cheap as they are. Some foundries get as cheap as they can, and gladly pass the savings (and poor material properties) to the consumer.

 

great responses from you guys. thanks im going to keep looking for now but i know thats an option for me. thanks again .