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Dec 12, 2003 | 01:12 PM

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looks sick man keep up the good work! i think is time for new front mount pipes!

Dec 12, 2003 | 01:30 PM

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do you lose your twin scroll with this exhaust manifold?

Dec 12, 2003 | 01:34 PM

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So you spent 1500 bucks to make you get stuck with a stock turbo?

Or the Titanium twin scroll.. I suspect over time there will be other options for the stock turbo housing.. The stock turbo isn't so bad, we just have to wait and see.. I don't see the point in removing a perfectly good turbo to replace it with a real expensive turbo kit, when you already have a decent turbo on the car. Honestly, I wouldn't have spent $1500 on just a manifold.. But its his choice, and I'm sure the performance gain was worth it to him.

Also, some forms of racing require the stock turbo that was available on the car as a production item..

Oh.. BTW, Jet-Hot coating is about $160 not including shipping for their sterling finish, but it may not be high temp enough for the temps of our exhaust.. They have a better finish thats slightly more, but not very pretty looking.

Dec 12, 2003 | 01:36 PM

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do you lose your twin scroll with this exhaust manifold?

Nope... It mates to the same turbo in the same manner as stock.. it just offers less restriction.

Dec 12, 2003 | 01:53 PM

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So you spent 1500 bucks to make you get stuck with a stock turbo?

I don't know what youre talking about, but this manifold did not cost me near $1500. I even paid less than half of that.

Dec 12, 2003 | 01:55 PM

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That looks sharp.

Do you have any plans to put it on the dyno?

I'm still debating how I should get my car tuned. When I do, I will keep you posted.

Dec 12, 2003 | 02:00 PM

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Do the Vishnu stage 1+ man.

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I'm still debating how I should get my car tuned. When I do, I will keep you posted.

Dec 12, 2003 | 02:06 PM

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I don't know what youre talking about, but this manifold did not cost me near $1500. I even paid less than half of that.

$1,500 is not correct just like tlin8 said...whoever pays that got ripped the **** off...ive seen it on another website, which i forget and im too lazy to search for it but it was less than $725 i tell u that much.

Dec 12, 2003 | 02:33 PM

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How thick is the tubing and flanges? Also, is the turbo in the same spot, or does the manifold shift it a bit?

Dec 12, 2003 | 04:58 PM

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From: Royse City, TX

Not 100% sure, I can measure the thickness of the tubing when mine shows up on Monday.. But everything ends up where it was before.. From the photos the flanges look pretty hefty.