downipe and manifold

[TRDmod]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 101692.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 101555.htm

the down pipe and the maniofold

ok, was looking for rims for my 205 on trademe, and saw these, really cheap!! i saw some japanese brands that are double or more in price, but these are cheap as dirt!! well compared to the jappys anyways....

now what does the manifold do? by putting thesre i mean what would it do, would it give more power? response for turbo? etc? everything, cos i can buy these easily and probably would love to buy them if it does good things:) also the downpipe, can i use the two in conjuction of each other and what would the two do, or individual do if i install one or the other??

thanks y'all

[Akane]

If the manifold is made properly, it will indeed give you a bit more power, due to equal length and exhaust pulses don't interfere with each other, and it's lighter.

The downpipe is pretty obvious - freer flowing and lighter.

[evil_si]

ok ask around on the other forums,
this guys products are shit, heaps of tragic stories out there, try nzhondas for instance

im fixing a botch up at the moment, this guy magicspeedrx7 wont return emails, wont give any proper details and just denys any responsibility.
this customer i have done work for purchased about 1500 worth from this guy for his s13 and was guaranteed it would be a direct bolt on, he now regretts it, it is not decent stainless just some chromed crap
i have to remove the turbo flange and re mount 10mm higher to clear engine mounts, abs etc, make a new down pipe because the flanges is different and there is no way it will bolt to turbo.

[Dell'Orto]

Heard plenty of things about those manifolds cracking too, I asked on a previous auction, he reckons they have a life time guarantee

[CozmoNz]

dont get stainless, go get yourself an UGLY manifold, a used one if possible lol.

the uglier the better, pitch black is perfect lol. I saw one on there a while ago with an external wasteout outlet too.

downpipe, get an aussie one.

[TRDmod]

sounds like i wont be purchasing the cheapos:)
thanks guys

[TRDmod]

but all his feedback is very good!!
i mean he has 5 bad ones, and all of it is good and the neutral ones are marginal

......but someone in the feedback gave me a website where the products he sells are sold i think
i will check it out
anyone know where to get a manifold for my 205 and downp;ipe for a reasonable p;rice and good quality???

[CozmoNz]

http://vs84208.server-store.com/store/p ... .inetstore

go for them for down / dump pipes.

[evil_si]

good feed back is easy, because they generally arrive quickly, they are all shiny and bling bling,

its more of a couple of weeks / months down the track when they actually try to fit them and they dont fit, or if they do fit they have cracked from being use

[Al]

http://vs84208.server-store.com/store/products/category1.inetstore

go for them for down / dump pipes.

Damn straight. I use an Aussie downpipe on the mr2. You'd be hard pressed to get a local muffler maker to get them to that quality.

[TRDmod]

bout how obut manifolds, not jsut the down pipe...where can i get that thats good quality

[THA SHZ]

y dont u ask evil si nicely to make u a manifold and downpipe , as he is a fabricator and he does an extremely good job as i and many people can vouch for . And there aint nuthing like a custom set up for your car will produce much better results than off shelf carp !

[TWSTD]

PLEEEASE dont buy off that monkey - we will do you the same product for a cheaper price if you choose to go that way.

AL

[TWSTD]

oh and they are a gen2 not a gen 3 manifold - XSpower are NOT at this stage making a manifold for the ST205 or ST215 heads. That trademe user knows nothing about what he sells and does not even stock the items he advertises. Be warned.

[1598cc]

if your selling XSPOWER or SSAUTOCHROME products your asking for trouble. their products ARE shit; and dont give a lifetime warrenty to outside of US customers..

simon, that b18c da6 you did; exhaust manifold cracked after 2 months as we expected .

[evil_si]

y dont u ask evil si nicely to make u a manifold and downpipe , as he is a fabricator and he does an extremely good job as i and many people can vouch for . And there aint nuthing like a custom set up for your car will produce much better results than off shelf carp !

well shucks
yup i can most definately.

simon, that b18c da6 you did; exhaust manifold cracked after 2 months as we expected

yup i remember telling sam that when i brought it oer to me.
what is he going to use now?