Creating your own Exhaust manifold
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if you take a gasket to a muffler shop they cant do squat without a flange.. the flange is already pre cnc cut with bolt holes and ports done.. also a turbo manifold isn't something just any muffler shop can do.. well properly... its why most performance shops charge around a grand if not more for them.
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if you take a gasket to a muffler shop they cant do squat without a flange.. the flange is already pre cnc cut with bolt holes and ports done.. also a turbo manifold isn't something just any muffler shop can do.. well properly... its why most performance shops charge around a grand if not more for them.
Ok correct me if i'm wrong, but doesnt the X manifold totally bolt up to the 4b11/4b12? Why not just use an evo X stock manifold, turbo, and then just change out the wastegate spring and custom route the exhaust.?? Thoughts?
EDIT - an 08 OEM evo X manifold from RC Hill mitsu is $386. A heck of a lot cheaper than going custom.
EDIT - an 08 OEM evo X manifold from RC Hill mitsu is $386. A heck of a lot cheaper than going custom.
Last edited by Sicktght311; Nov 5, 2009 at 06:28 AM.
i know xtremeboost used a stock evo x turbo and the car blew and i know rrm uses a 16g evo 3 turbo, so im assuming it would be a safer bet to go with a 16g turbo app. maybe im wrong though. A stock evo x manifold would work nicely but i hadnt seen RC Hill mitsu for only $386 all the ones ive seen have been close to 800 and up and that is if a 16g bolts tot he stock evo x mani. I can get a custom routed exhaust fabricated for a decent price.
if you want an evo X flange and a Evo X turbo flange I got them for sale. PM me. By the way the turbo is an evo 8 or 9 16 G flange but it is identical to the evo X turbo flange.
i know xtremeboost used a stock evo x turbo and the car blew and i know rrm uses a 16g evo 3 turbo, so im assuming it would be a safer bet to go with a 16g turbo app. maybe im wrong though. A stock evo x manifold would work nicely but i hadnt seen RC Hill mitsu for only $386 all the ones ive seen have been close to 800 and up and that is if a 16g bolts tot he stock evo x mani. I can get a custom routed exhaust fabricated for a decent price.
Manifold has nothing to do with blown engine. That was purely misuse. If the X manifold bolts right up, then thats the cheapest/most effective way to go. Just get a turbo for the manifold (or use the evo turbo and change out the WG spring, you dont want the evo amount of boost going into the lancer engine haha), and you're good to go.


