1.6 cast log manifold back on eBay
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I am curious if these are the only 10 or so the one seller has, or if there are more in the pipe line. I know for sure that one of those sold was bought with long term thinking of reselling once they go back out of stock.
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no.
the amount of sales doesnt surprise me, miata owners (read 16yos) would rather cheap out and buy **** and spend $$$ and time/effort getting it to work and ulitmately replacing crap parts than finishing HS, getting a decent job, and spending like a few hours pay to buy a real setup without issues.
the amount of sales doesnt surprise me, miata owners (read 16yos) would rather cheap out and buy **** and spend $$$ and time/effort getting it to work and ulitmately replacing crap parts than finishing HS, getting a decent job, and spending like a few hours pay to buy a real setup without issues.
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Begi/FM foundries are located in the US so they actually QC their manifolds.
I also think they put the turbo in a much better location for mounting to work with AC/PS.
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with the price of the manifold and adapter being almost a 4th of the price of begi/fm I am definitely willing to risk it. I could understand avoiding cheap tube style manifolds, but with how simple this is I don't see how anything could really go wrong.
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OP with T2 to T3 question, I converted a T2 flanged manifold to T3 way back on my original build thread around 2008 or so. Basically drilled/tapped the old stripped T2 holes out and rethreaded them, then loc-tited some bolts in the holes, let loc tite set, cut off bolts, surface flat, then drill/tap new holes for T3 pattern. All done with a drill, tap, and file. Worked for 5 years, sold it to someone here last year.