Well I wasn't too impressed when I received this but maybe I'm over critical I'm somewhat concerned that two of the primaries aren't port matched to the flange

 

Looks fine to me, in regards to your concerns.

 

I dont see anything wronge with that. They cleaned up everything so their isnt a lip

 

I don't want to step on any toes, but those welds look like they have VERY little penetration.


Modified by FastCougar at 2:27 AM 11/20/2007

 

Picture #5 might concern me if it were my manifold, lack of penetration, coupled by the undercut weld on the outside could cause a problem down the road. But hell, what do I know, I'm not a welder, but I look at welded stuff all the time!


Modified by locash at 12:33 AM 11/20/2007

 

isnt peakboost lifetime warranty anyways.

 

Not that this response of mine will apply to Peakboost in any way, but when I refer to Auto parts with lifetime warranties, I usually say that I don't want to be replacing it for the rest of my life, so I usually buy OEM.

 

it looks just fine to me. the only thing i do differently is weld the inside of the runners where they meet the head flange. i'm not sure if it adds extra strength, but it can't hurt i suppose.

 

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Couldn't agree with this more...thanks for the 2nd opinion everyone

 

Peakboost makes some of the best manifolds out there. There are very few problems with them and if you do have a problem they will fix it. Show your concerns to them and see what they say. They have some of the best customer service out there.


On a side note are those welds fused together on the manifold itself??

 

ya you can see in the pic of the collector where it isnt lined up straight, and that one pic where its just tacked together and no penetration from the outside weld


hmmm. i wonder what they will say about this

 

what i was meaning is, not a lot of companies will offer a lifetime warranty like that, and the ones that do, offer it for a reason...

 

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On a side note are those welds fused together on the manifold itself??
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This is already the second manifold ...but some of the welds do look fused together on the manifold, I'm not sure. I might try and use it and see what happens

 

interesting


Modified by swappedcx at 5:51 PM 11/20/2007

 

well, it sure looks better then the previous one ( less wastegate, lol). Looks like they made sure that would not happen again.

 

you know the more i see pictures of there manifolds, the more i think they are just whipping these together to get them out there. undercut is not something i feel is exceptable no matter if there is a warrenty or not.

and there is no penitration at all of any mind on those welds.

 

Most of these responses seem overly critical and you will most likely never have a problem.

 

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the only welds anyone would need to worry about on almost any manifold would be the wastegate welds.. there is only one weld holding on the wastegate unlike any other weld on the entire manifold. all the other welds on a manifold are tied into each other. one weld is helping the next weld and so on and so on. they hafve all the stregnth in the world. but wastegate welds can crack on any manifold if not braced to help strengthen the one weld.

 

well the wastegate weld is lacking big time , i think that is the easiest weld when it is out in the open like it is.

now i don't mean to sound overly critical, but i don't find it hard to add the right amount of filler, keeping the weld consistent is one thing. but adding filler to be leval or slightly above the suface is not hard.

unless there is no filler in the weld?

 

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The wastegate weld on the over 25 manifolds I have here in stock are fine. I do believe were the only shop that at this very minute has 4 cars all in the 500+ range from honda, nissan and evo that all use peakboost manifolds. Not a single one has an issue.

There all 44mm gated as well. The wastegate tube sits perfect inside the collector and weld is perfectly fine.

They have been in business a long time. I am sure they know what there doing.

 

I've seen more than a few peakboost wastegate's crac

Aren't you a Peakboost distributor?

 

like i said wastegates can and will crack on ANY brand manifold if not braced other than just one weld holding it on.

it may not be right away or it may last over a year or more, but it will eventually if ran long enough with no extra supports/welds.

 

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Ive seen more than a few manifolds from other companies crack as well

Yes, I am a peakboost distributor. So before you say "of course your gonna say that" remember your throwing a rock in a glass house..

 

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Yeah, not so much...

 

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Yeah, not so much...

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