Look what I got for $190!
No the flanges are not cast. They are machined. Either on a milling machine or a CNC. The flanges are constructed pretty well, the steel is not "good old American steel" though. I did see some flaws in the steel, but the overall workmanship seems very nice. All the openings are gasket matched and the welds are clean on the inside. Does it have a lifetime warranty?? I know the new 3" exhaust the are going to sell does, but I never saw where it said the manifold did. Where does it say lifetime warranty on the manifold??? I sure hope it does, that would make it an even better deal.
Brian
Brian
I think it looks pretty damn good for 190 shipped. 
Just dont sell your stock pieces.
Definately look into fabing up some turbo support braces.
What is the i.d. of your o2 housing where it meets the dp?
Smokin deal!
Just dont sell your stock pieces.
Definately look into fabing up some turbo support braces.
What is the i.d. of your o2 housing where it meets the dp?
Smokin deal!
Originally Posted by TURBODAWG
No the flanges are not cast. They are machined. Either on a milling machine or a CNC. The flanges are constructed pretty well, the steel is not "good old American steel" though. I did see some flaws in the steel, but the overall workmanship seems very nice. All the openings are gasket matched and the welds are clean on the inside. Does it have a lifetime warranty?? I know the new 3" exhaust the are going to sell does, but I never saw where it said the manifold did. Where does it say lifetime warranty on the manifold??? I sure hope it does, that would make it an even better deal.
Brian
Brian
I have a reply from them somewhere in my inbox that states Lifetime warranty when I asked them about warranty
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Last edited by Az3ar; Dec 6, 2004 at 03:49 PM.
To clarify a few things...
The Evo is a cheap performance car... period. So cheap parts for a cheap car do not seem so out of line if that is the measure for some of you people’s arguments.
If you guys ask around, race teams run off of a budget, and do run the "cheapest" parts that will absolutely get the job done without fail. So if it costs less, and doesn't fail, IT IS BETTER.
The failed Honda manifold pics that keep resurfacing are utterly irrelevant. If you guys look with even a mildly trained eye, one can easily see that the materials used, and design have little to nothing to do with the Evolution offering.
When my cheap tubular manifold eventually cracks like all the $1000 ones do (because I believe daily driving will kill them all), I will rest in the satisfaction of knowing that I used the "other" $850 on something more productive at the time.
The Evo is a cheap performance car... period. So cheap parts for a cheap car do not seem so out of line if that is the measure for some of you people’s arguments.
If you guys ask around, race teams run off of a budget, and do run the "cheapest" parts that will absolutely get the job done without fail. So if it costs less, and doesn't fail, IT IS BETTER.
The failed Honda manifold pics that keep resurfacing are utterly irrelevant. If you guys look with even a mildly trained eye, one can easily see that the materials used, and design have little to nothing to do with the Evolution offering.
When my cheap tubular manifold eventually cracks like all the $1000 ones do (because I believe daily driving will kill them all), I will rest in the satisfaction of knowing that I used the "other" $850 on something more productive at the time.
First when installing both the manifold and O2 housing I plan on making some support brackets. I will make sure these brackets are as good or better than the stock ones.
Then, I plan to heat cycle my manifold for around a month. During this time I will spend time porting the stock manifold and O2 housing making it very clean and making it flow better. Then I will send them away to get it coated. Then I will put the stock manifold back on so I can compare the difference with my a$$ dyno to see if the extra money was worth it. If I feel the tubular manifold is better then I will get it coated along with the aftermarket O2 housing. I will put this stuff back on and then possibly sell my stock pieces with a partial trade for stock "unmodified" housing and manifold. Then I can do it all over again if I feel like it.
Ok, I felt like rambling, but this was my post so I'm allowed to do that! During this time I plan to be one of the first to make my own LICP. Unless someone comes out with a cheap one, then I will fab my own.
Thanks for all the help from everyone(a little sarcasm there). To anyone else that feels like complaining about this manifold(and don't actually own it)....START YOUR OWN DAMN THREAD!
Then, I plan to heat cycle my manifold for around a month. During this time I will spend time porting the stock manifold and O2 housing making it very clean and making it flow better. Then I will send them away to get it coated. Then I will put the stock manifold back on so I can compare the difference with my a$$ dyno to see if the extra money was worth it. If I feel the tubular manifold is better then I will get it coated along with the aftermarket O2 housing. I will put this stuff back on and then possibly sell my stock pieces with a partial trade for stock "unmodified" housing and manifold. Then I can do it all over again if I feel like it.
Ok, I felt like rambling, but this was my post so I'm allowed to do that! During this time I plan to be one of the first to make my own LICP. Unless someone comes out with a cheap one, then I will fab my own.
Thanks for all the help from everyone(a little sarcasm there). To anyone else that feels like complaining about this manifold(and don't actually own it)....START YOUR OWN DAMN THREAD!