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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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AMS F1 manifold worth it?

I was looking into running an AMS F1 manifold I was curious to see if its worth the 700-800 price tag. Or if anyone else has some other suggestions for a better and more cost effective manifold. I'm looking to make 450-500 whp daily driven and reliable and running a GT35R setup
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 04:14 PM
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STOCK Ported. Waste of money to buy anything else.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 05:40 PM
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The jmfab manifold has a better price tag...
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:25 PM
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Curt Brown Extreme Port stocker. ~$350 and it will make great power up top while still being conducive to your torque curve.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:31 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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Agreed stock ported will get you where you need to be, if you're insistent on going aftermarket Ams-F1 or Magnus V5 seem to be the way to go.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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Stm likes the skunk 2 manifold once they massage it.
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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Curt ran his stock ported vs the skunk 2 and picked up alot of bottom end TQ and lost no top end. Curt Brown racing manifold for the win!
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 01:53 PM
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I have a CBRE head. Makes sense to do the IM next.
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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for 475whp spending any money on any manifold is a waste.
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Old Aug 30, 2013 | 03:45 AM
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Kool thanks guy greatly appreciated
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Old Aug 30, 2013 | 04:03 AM
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Ported stock unless you are going for BIG power (650whp+)
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Old Aug 30, 2013 | 09:37 AM
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For the power level you want the stock intake manifold will be fine with no modifications to it.
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