eBay Turbo Manifolds

[Szady]

Ok, now I know the stainless steel manifolds are garbage, made by SSautochrome. Now, what about the cast iron ones? Ive heard that they are better (in general) than the stainless ones, b/c its stronger. Are the eBay cast iron manifolds worth buying? Anyone have one, or know anyone who has one? Thanks guys

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__Honda-Acura-B-Cast-Iron-Turbo-Manifold-B16-B20-GSR-LS_W0QQitemZ200257316814QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadiZ2865QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200257316814&_trkparms=72:543|39:1|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245

Is the one Im looking at.

 

[toneekay]

Cast-iron love heat; they can expand and retract without any problems. Although, there are some THIN layered cast-iron manifolds that DO crack. Shouldn't be a problem if you plan to run low boost though, and not excessive on the turbo size.

 

[Szady]

Gonna be running a t3/t4 turbo, shooting for 250whp. So it wont be too much boost (less than 15psi).

 

[Silver Bullet]

thats for a b series tho? dont u have a single?

 

[Gonzo]

i have that manifold. Im on my second one. The first one i think was a bad cast because i stripped 2 of the bolts and had to heli coil them and then after that a chunk broke off where the flange was on the bottom and it leaked. Everything is goin fine with the 2nd one and im running more boost.

 

[Black Magic]

That looks a lot like the edelbrock manifold. I'd personally buy a quality brand that spends money on r&d than buy something noname that'll probably work for a bit before it breaks. fitment is also sometimes an issue with noname brands.

 

[Pootie]

i like these a lil better, they have a thicker cast. And a centered gate flange.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLOX-TURBO-MANIFOLD-T3-CIVIC-INTEGRA-B16A1-B18C1-B18C5_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ260283898497

 

[Black Magic]

^ I'd go with that one too. BLOX is a pretty good brand.

 

[Max713]

i know of alot of high horsepower cars(300+whp) running cast egay manifolds, cant beatem for the price. rumor's say stay away from the manifolds with the wastegate flange on the cylinder 1 runner as it can cause boost creep. ive run mine for 10,000+ miles and i have NEVER experienced bost creep with it

 

[Szady]

Ok, thanks for the info guys. I might just pick one up, especially for the price of it.

 

[guwakjai010]

mine cracked alil LOL but easy fix and its fine now...it was for a D16 tho

 

[2slo4u]

my cousin's BLOX cast-iron turbo manifold cracked today while driving home..we thought it'd be a good brand to buy also..just a heads up though..i'd spend a couple hundred more and get a life time warranted manifold--such as the log one in my sig

 

[umair]

some companies offer lifetime warranties on there cast manifolds and they are only 130 shipped.

lately i have been seeing ebay ram horn manifolds, are they any good??

 

[civhatch92]

Try spoolinperformance they have some decent log manifolds.. might be a bit pricey compared to an ebay one.

 

[Black Magic]

my cousin's BLOX cast-iron turbo manifold cracked today while driving home..we thought it'd be a good brand to buy also..just a heads up though..i'd spend a couple hundred more and get a life time warranted manifold--such as the log one in my sig

damn, that sucks. I'm a little surprised to hear that. How long did your cuz have it for?

 

[Ianbeau15]

i bought one of those ebay cast manifolds in a kit that came with a t3t4 turbo for my LS. the only problem i had was the the kit didnt fit and required that i ground the s**t out of my block. the the kit was for an LS so i was pissed it didnt fit. but other than that it was all good.

 

[majorahole]

all ebay cheap mani's are hit or miss

 

[2slo4u]

damn, that sucks. I'm a little surprised to hear that. How long did your cuz have it for?

yea it does..but i got him a new log manifold so its all good now..he had the manifold for about 2 months

 

[Black Magic]

those manifolds in your sig look pretty badass