*recent pics of it getting worse added page 5*

i bought a one fab manifold last summer. first problem is when i went to install it. the waste gate didnt even fit. (picture 1) so i had to pay more to have it fixed and an elbow put on so i coule put my waste gate on. that wasnt a huge deal but after a month of use it started cracking bad. it cracked at almost every runner and around the merge. well i called matt at onefab and told him the problem asked what i should do. he was cool and said he would replace it with no problem. well a few months went by and i called again. he said he was busy and would get it out. no problem i wasnt in a rush. well 9 months later i really started to getworried i wasnt gonna get it in time for my tune i left him several emails and phone calls and he gets back to me once saying he was busy and will get it out wensday well 10 months and no manifold or anything and i was forced to go tune with this manifold which is cracked all over. i didnt pay the money for a manifold that cracked this much. i wish i woulda went full race top mount. heres some pictures. any way to fix this. the money i paid for this and the money already into it to fix it is just ******* rediculous. heres some pics


waste gate not fitting:


new elbow i needed to get put on :


cracks (some are fixed u can see the new tig beads on the fixed runners:


cracks u can see the dark lines where it split and where the other cracks were fixed:


more cracks:


on top of this now the flange is leaking bad....this is horrible




Modified by Mr. HYDE at 5:48 PM 5/14/2006

 

good luck getting the mani from them. sucks that they cant put you first to keep old customers happy.

 

you i didnt even call and say "replace this now" i just asked what i should do he said thats never happens and hell replace it for me. great i was excited 10 months ago

 

Welds look pritty cold and undercut , good luck with it

 

the beads above the metal on the left were redone to cover crack by tig welding. the others were his and they looked just fused with no filler but not 100%

 

Yeah, I have a friend who got an H22 manifold and it is cracking pretty bad at this point (less than 3 months of not very serious use)

I wouldnt send it back...you might not get it returned at this point.

 

Damn that sucks!


Modified by Alchemist at 11:43 AM 4/16/2006

 

i wasnt planning on returning it till i got something else.

 

glad i got a full-race top-mount now with all the problems ive been seeing.

 

no wonder i still us the ssac manifold. at least i can get them at my house in 2-3 days. still no problems. im just affraid if i spend the money on a new mani i will have to wait like 6 months to get it.

 

those welds look like donkey ****.

 

thats no bueno...

are his manis made out of thick "pipe" or tubing?

 

from my experience, "seaming" looks good as hell but i would rather add a bit more filler and have it hold

 

Very sad... Here I am thinking they are a great company with a great product, and lately I just hear of them going downhill... This is not the first person I have heard having issues with their products and/or customer service... But I guess if you want to be optimistic about it, there are still way more people satisfied with their manifolds than people that have had issues... Sucks that they cant get you taken care of in a more expedient manner though...

Good luck with everything...

 

well after hearing what sound to be a nasty exaust leak i lift my hood to search around and find a nasty hole now. and i think the flange is warped and leaking bad it turned my head black and my hood and ontop my valve cover. dam this keeps just falling apart and i got no money to replace it with a new one or change to another company and have to get a new downpipe and intercooler pipe and go 5 1/2 hours to be retuned

red circle is where the crack is, its an acutally chunk missing i can fit a screwdriver in



flange leaking really bad



and all i get from him is no response or lies. its getting worse and worse

 

Man, that really sucks. I seriously doubt you'll ever get any resolution from One-Fab.

 

i dont know what he does but the past 2 nights ive been there and i was there for a couple hours each night... he was working on manifolds...

i dont know him nor am i sticking up for his poor actions with everyone on here... but i do see him working when i am at the shop.

 

damn, mine had better not crack, I will be pissed.

 

holy **** that leaks BAD. i would be really pissed too. hope you get this figured out man.

 

the ONLY persons flange i have NOT had to have milled down: was phil from SPOOLINperformance


his flanges were dead on straight, and have had no issues from his products, and his communication with the customers is what keeps people going back

 

 

this is absoulty horrible, this couldnt come at a worse time. this manifold is becoming a nightmare and the company wont back anything up. im broke with finishing up this car

 

I have no problem Taking care of it with a new manifold that wont crack ever agian.
If you cant send it back right away then I really cant do the same.
I will send you another one without having that one back but you have to work with me on time. I have to work with other orders that im behind on as well.

If you can send that one back, I can get you another one faster or fix that one.
If you need the current one and its your only car, thats fine as well, but you have to work with me as well.
I havent heard from you in a while
Im not going to check this thread agian, so please email me.


Matt

 

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it's ok. just take a break from the car while you wait for a new manifold. shall we say... 10months? 1 year?

 

OMG i hope this dose not happen to me. I got a top mount and a none AC mani, **** i guess we will see what happens