just as the title read. would anyone recommend doing this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWD1V

 

can you weld?

 

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and cut/grind/notch etc

Just buy the parts from McMaster and the flanges from a sponsor or BMC.

 

ya, manifolds are pretty time consuming even if it's just a log.

 

Don't buy that kit, the pipes come coated and I'm pretty sure are mild steel.

http://www.bmcrace.com has the flanges you will need

And http://www.acestainlesss.com for the pipes, they are much cheaper then mcmastercarr, mcmastercarr price on the t's slowly went up, they use to be $12, but now are $22 last time I looked.

And you will also have to cut the pieces yourself, the kits not like a lego piece set, cutting will need to be done and unless you have the proper tools, cutting sch10 stainless is hard to do unless you have the proper tools.

We can sell you a kit, pre-cut or not pre-cut, IM if you are interested.

 

I made my own manifold/downpipe and it was HELL. But it was also my first time doing it so thats probably why. The kit has everything cut and ready to go so im pretty sure it wont take that long, but dont do it if you cant weld/customize anything along the way.

 

like has been previously said, making manifolds is a lot more difficult than people imagine. You need to be an experienced welder and have good equipment for starters. The welds need to be solid enough to support a turbo that can weigh more than 30lbs and withstand the bumping and jarring of driving. Personally i let those with experience build the parts that are going on my car.

IMO buy it from a sponsor or if you're looking to save money, get it used from the Marketplace...

 

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The kit on ebay does not come cut.

 

for that price i would just go to http://www.meutek.com and buy one of there manifolds there 135 shipped and i know 2 people that run them with absolutely no problems...

 

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I was trying to find out if anyone ran them. i have never heard of them before. i heard about them last week. do you get any boost creep? i noticed the wastegate mounts in the center, not like rev hard where its like on the first runner...

 

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welding is not a problem.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't buy that kit, the pipes come coated and I'm pretty sure are mild steel.

http://www.bmcrace.com has the flanges you will need

And http://www.acestainlesss.com for the pipes, they are much cheaper then mcmastercarr, mcmastercarr price on the t's slowly went up, they use to be $12, but now are $22 last time I looked.

And you will also have to cut the pieces yourself, the kits not like a lego piece set, cutting will need to be done and unless you have the proper tools, cutting sch10 stainless is hard to do unless you have the proper tools.

We can sell you a kit, pre-cut or not pre-cut, IM if you are interested. </TD></TR></TABLE>
this info is helpful. the pieces are around 5-15 bucks. i might order a few pipes to mess around with them, see if i can work with it.

 

yea i bought 1 about a month ago havent put it together yet but i know you have to cut like an 3/4of an inch of the outside tees and 1/4inch off the elbows not sure about the inside part of the tee's yet.....havent had enough time to finish measureing but i will poost pics when i get her put together....i work in a hvac metal shop so cutting and welding not a problem

 

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zero boost creep, and faster spool in my experience. i believe the faster spool is because if you look at the bottom of them it has a a funnel (like the apexi filter) to direct the exhaust into the turbo... my friend who really noticed an increase in spool retunes with aem ems everytime he changes a part so im sure that helped too.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blinx9900 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">zero boost creep, and faster spool in my experience. i believe the faster spool is because if you look at the bottom of them it has a a funnel (like the apexi filter) to direct the exhaust into the turbo... my friend who really noticed an increase in spool retunes with aem ems everytime he changes a part so im sure that helped too.</TD></TR></TABLE>
im placing an order now

they on sale $119 free shipping. cant beat that

How much boost does he run?

 

im not sure what psi hes running but hes cranking out 380hp

 

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nice.. Meutek FTW