I want to apologize in advance for not providing photographs of the cracks. Put it this way, they are not severe enough where anything has broken yet, but I fear for the life of the manifold if I don't get it re-tigged in some places.

I also apologize if the following questions have already been answered in a thread, but I didn't find anything about it in the FAQs page or anywhere else on the forum.

I have a Ramhorn style manifold (it's like $1400 brand new last I checked from Peakboost) for a B18 head. I was told by my friend Tim who is a crazy Honda fanatic and knows everything about Hondas that my manifold is from Peakboost, though, NOWHERE on the manifold does it have Peakboost's logo or name engraved (usually on the head flange), which I thought was a trademark on all their manifolds.

Anyway, There are some tiny cracks beginning to form around the top of the pipes where they meet the head flange, and a couple small cracks where the pipes meet, on the inside, near the turbo flange.

My question is this: Is it worth it to pay someone $150 or so to re-tig the whole manifold, or should I just buy a new one? I'd like to avoid spending another $1400 on a manifold if I can do so effectively. And I really don't want some cheap Blox cast iron P.O.S. either.

The reason I ask this is because I've had it re-tigged in a couple of places before (not all the weld spots though) because I got the manifold in a junked car, which was in an accident, for free (talk about a steal). So, this is not the first time I will be paying someone (meager $$) to tig weld some spots on the manifold.

I can't really consult Peakboost about their lifetime guarantee because I don't have a receipt for it, nor does it have the logo or branding engraved anywhere.

Also, is there any reason why I shouldn't weld some sort of brace onto the manifold which I can bolt to the head to avoid putting as much stress on the weld points? (It is a very heavy manifold after all.)


Thanks for any help you can give, and please try to bare with my noobishness.

-Adam

 

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id get it retigged
if done properly i think it would last a long time
and i dont really believe in bracing ive seen some very heavy stuff being held up, i see it as the welds should be as strong or stronger than the material being welded