SSAC is the shit, look what it did for my ride!
12-02-2004, 12:37 PM
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SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride!
Great quality and I love the construction !!!
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Yea what the **** ever...that's gotta be the biggest POS I have ever seen on a vehicle.
12-02-2004, 12:48 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (tegunderpressure)
That **** looks dank dawg..... 
. That sucks....that collector is state of the art design.... 
. That sucks....that collector is state of the art design....
12-02-2004, 12:56 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (dc2legend)
well I was more like... Damn that collector is so ugly that they Hide it behind a kink of immitation... lol...
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12-02-2004, 12:59 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (kranked91dx)
Oh ****!
That really sucks man...
At least you had your trusty JC Whitney pipes holding it in place!
That really sucks man...
At least you had your trusty JC Whitney pipes holding it in place!
12-02-2004, 01:02 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (EJ1 wilcox)
Thanks for posting these pics! Just goes to show that all those people saying, "you never owned one so dont hate" are more wrong than right. Regardless of how well the manifold is braced, look at how cheap the welds and metal look?!
I can gaurentee I'd never give SSAC a dime and thats for damn sure!
I can gaurentee I'd never give SSAC a dime and thats for damn sure!
12-02-2004, 01:11 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (Speed PHreak)
i'm guessing you didn't brace the turbo from the block right? I know a few people around my are running these manifolds with no problems.
12-02-2004, 01:12 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (Full-Race Geoff)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Full-Race Geoff »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">we had that happen to a customer's turbo manifold also</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm all about Lovefab or Full-Race when I start my project. The more I read about the SS-series manifolds the more I find that they're all timebombs waiting to destroy projects.
Quality costs, but you can't put a monetary value on peace of mind.
I'm all about Lovefab or Full-Race when I start my project. The more I read about the SS-series manifolds the more I find that they're all timebombs waiting to destroy projects
.Quality costs, but you can't put a monetary value on peace of mind
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12-02-2004, 01:37 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (Speed PHreak)
Did you actually think that manifold was gonna hold a damn holset anyway? i mean come on that freakin turbo is massive
12-02-2004, 01:50 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (civdx94)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civdx94 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you actually think that manifold was gonna hold a damn holset anyway? i mean come on that freakin turbo is massive</TD></TR></TABLE>
man all turbos are about 25-30 lbs
lol thats a nice illustration of a cheap manifold through.
THANKS FOR THE LAUGH !!!
BTW manifold and turbo set up looks familiar. u a friend of J. davis ?
man all turbos are about 25-30 lbs
lol thats a nice illustration of a cheap manifold through.
THANKS FOR THE LAUGH !!!
BTW manifold and turbo set up looks familiar. u a friend of J. davis ?
12-02-2004, 01:52 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (Speed PHreak)
ya i had a feeling about ssautochrome. how long did she work before that happened? and just cuirious what mani are u going with next.
12-02-2004, 01:58 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (project dc2)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJ1 wilcox »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">At least you had your trusty JC Whitney pipes holding it in place!</TD></TR></TABLE>
LoL yea thank god for the cheap *** pipes.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHC_MShue »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm guessing you didn't brace the turbo from the block right? I know a few people around my are running these manifolds with no problems. </TD></TR></TABLE>
It had extra braces added to the manifold/flange as you can see, as well as a brace coming from the block to the turbo. It's just a pile of **** manifold, with weaksauce metal.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TeamCracka »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for posting these pics! Just goes to show that all those people saying, "you never owned one so dont hate" are more wrong than right. Regardless of how well the manifold is braced, look at how cheap the welds and metal look?!
I can gaurentee I'd never give SSAC a dime and thats for damn sure!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Exactly. I was *hoping* that since this car doesn't see much road time{one w/e a month racing, if that}, that it would last a while....Well I was wrong the flange cracked the first time at the 300 mile mark. After that I removed, rebraced, and re-fitted the turbo. It lasted another 500 miles before just completely falling off. This was in traffic on my way home from work. The turbo impacted my new aluminum radiator and punched a hole in it as well.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by project dc2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
man all turbos are about 25-30 lbs
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Actually that one weighs 37 lb according to the shipping weight....
Yea i'm a freind of J. Davis, we have meet regularly to smoke crack rocks.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by donkiman »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ya i had a feeling about ssautochrome. how long did she work before that happened? and just cuirious what mani are u going with next.</TD></TR></TABLE>
It worked a total of about 800 miles before complete failure. My next mani will hopefully be an ERL. It's a stainless cast manifold. Due to my unique setup it's hard to tell weather the turbo will actually fit the block and chassis combination. IF it doesn't work i'll prolly be going with a totally custom manifold...
LoL yea thank god for the cheap *** pipes.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHC_MShue »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm guessing you didn't brace the turbo from the block right? I know a few people around my are running these manifolds with no problems. </TD></TR></TABLE>
It had extra braces added to the manifold/flange as you can see, as well as a brace coming from the block to the turbo. It's just a pile of **** manifold, with weaksauce metal.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TeamCracka »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for posting these pics! Just goes to show that all those people saying, "you never owned one so dont hate" are more wrong than right. Regardless of how well the manifold is braced, look at how cheap the welds and metal look?!
I can gaurentee I'd never give SSAC a dime and thats for damn sure!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Exactly. I was *hoping* that since this car doesn't see much road time{one w/e a month racing, if that}, that it would last a while....Well I was wrong the flange cracked the first time at the 300 mile mark. After that I removed, rebraced, and re-fitted the turbo. It lasted another 500 miles before just completely falling off. This was in traffic on my way home from work. The turbo impacted my new aluminum radiator and punched a hole in it as well.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by project dc2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
man all turbos are about 25-30 lbs
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Actually that one weighs 37 lb according to the shipping weight....
Yea i'm a freind of J. Davis, we have meet regularly to smoke crack rocks.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by donkiman »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ya i had a feeling about ssautochrome. how long did she work before that happened? and just cuirious what mani are u going with next.</TD></TR></TABLE>
It worked a total of about 800 miles before complete failure. My next mani will hopefully be an ERL. It's a stainless cast manifold. Due to my unique setup it's hard to tell weather the turbo will actually fit the block and chassis combination. IF it doesn't work i'll prolly be going with a totally custom manifold...
12-02-2004, 02:16 PM
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Re: SSAC is the ****, look what it did for my ride! (Speed PHreak)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Speed PHreak »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
It had extra braces added to the manifold/flange as you can see, as well as a brace coming from the block to the turbo. It's just a pile of **** manifold, with weaksauce metal.
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Those braces are probably 99% of the reason your manifold failed in the manner that it did. The Stainless wanted to expand between the turbo and head flanges, then it DID, and DID so destructively. A properly designed bracing system will bolt to the turbo and hold it there withOUT the manifold. Then with small pressure applied, swing out away from the block to allow for explansion.
Just thought Id share my observations...
It had extra braces added to the manifold/flange as you can see, as well as a brace coming from the block to the turbo. It's just a pile of **** manifold, with weaksauce metal.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
Those braces are probably 99% of the reason your manifold failed in the manner that it did. The Stainless wanted to expand between the turbo and head flanges, then it DID, and DID so destructively. A properly designed bracing system will bolt to the turbo and hold it there withOUT the manifold. Then with small pressure applied, swing out away from the block to allow for explansion.
Just thought Id share my observations...