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Old 05-23-2005, 03:14 PM
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I dont like this "I swear by this product" stuff. could someone recoomend a mani that they have saw personal gains from when used in their car?

I have been looking at this OBX manifold on ebay that is like $400 it looks awsome, but probably works just as good as any $200 one but I need someone with experience to tell me about this.

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This has become a touchy subject with people spending $1-2k on manifolds from some companies these days.

There will be a lot of bias on this topic.

I have personally watched the Full race video where their manifold makes substantially more horsepower than a log style mani.

The dyno is shown in the video - you've probably already seen it.

I thought about buying the OBX one for a long time before I decided I didn't trust the company and had mine custom made. While I never heard, or saw a review of THE NEW STYLE OBX manifold - I still couldn't get myself to buy it.

Once you're almost $8,000 into a setup. . . what's another $200 or so for peace of mind

Good luck getting hard facts on the mani debate. It would be interesting to see a side by side by side by side from all of the top companies.

But even still - different mani's perform better with different turbo's, on differnt displacement motors, blah blah, etc etc variables variables. Impossible debate.

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Default Re: which manifold to use.......with dyno proof! (pennhatch)

just getta log manifold and call it a day. spools fast and ive seen people make over 400whp on them.
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i have a brand new never used stainless steel obx tubular mani ill give it to you for 125 plus shipping its for a T3-T4 just email me if you are interested. I bought it and then never put it on casue i went with the inline pro log mani.
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Default Re: which manifold to use.......with dyno proof! (1boostedcivic)

I put down 410hp on 24 psi with an inline pro manifold (log style) on my b16. On a dyno pack dyno.

I swapped the manifold with no other changes, and made 445 on 22 psi on a dyno jet.

The reason I list the dyno is becasue the dyno pack normally puts out a few more hp based on how it's set up.

Good luck with your set up.

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Default Re: which manifold to use.......with dyno proof! (spoolingb20)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoolingb20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a brand new never used stainless steel obx tubular mani ill give it to you for 125 plus shipping its for a T3-T4 just email me if you are interested. I bought it and then never put it on casue i went with the inline pro log mani.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you can't afford a full-race "Style manifold". I would recommend the inline pro.
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Word. EQ Length is A+ IMO
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Default Re: which manifold to use.......with dyno proof! (pennhatch)

i have a phoenix turbo manifold and so do a coulpe of my friends. its an equal length and works wondeful. you can go to there web site and cheak out some of the cars with kits on them and there dyno sheets. i have one for sell blew the motor need money to build my block. take a look at http://www.phoenixturbo.com
equal length is the way to go
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get a nice cast exhaust manifold, no welds to crack
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ITSME4G63 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get a nice cast exhaust manifold, no welds to crack</TD></TR></TABLE>

a good manifold wont crack....
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look into an blox manifold there the same style as the inline pro just cost 1/3 less. me freind has one and its working great for him. he just had to get an elbow for the wg.
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Default Re: which manifold to use.......with dyno proof! (1slickbooger)

Dont forget,our manifolds come with a lifetime warranty and are on sale this month !!! give me a call or pm me for details!!!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by T4eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

a good manifold wont crack....</TD></TR></TABLE>

Word! But in the world of turbo manifolds... just do some searching look at other peoples set-ups and make a personal decision because all you are going to get is biased responses...
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Default Re: which manifold to use.......with dyno proof! (pennhatch)

I made about 380whp (dyno chart pictured is with a slipping clutch, we got a bit more out of it after I replaced the clutch, but I don't have a copy of that dyno printout) on a B16 with a GT28RS, which is pretty amazing for that small of a turbo. I was using a Lovefab SST, and I highly recommend Cody's work to anyone, as you will not be disapponted with the quality/workmanship, and he stands behind his product. Actually I'll probably be selling that manifold/downpipe setup next week, as I'm going N/A, so keep an eye on the classifieds if you want a good manifold.

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Default Re: which manifold to use.......with dyno proof! (pennhatch)

More fun dyno charts, here's a GT3071R at about 20 PSI on my engine with a InlinePro cast stainless steel manifold and a Camp1320 2.5" downpipe:



Here is the same turbo, same PSI, same engine, same tuner, but with the Lovefab SST with a Lovefab 3" downpipe (this setup also clears my A/C compressor):



I think a good manifold with a well made collector makes a difference.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DragSource &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Once you're almost $8,000 into a setup. . . what's another $200 or so for peace of mind

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exactly
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