Dam Women!! *read diy mani related*
12-21-2006, 08:00 PM
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Dam Women!! *read diy mani related*
So as most of you know my project is almost done, mani is all polished welded and ready to go in all thats left is tap the pan and that kinda fun stuff.
Anyways to the point, my 21st birthday is on Jan 22 and yesterday the wife asked what I wanted, looking at etd's manifolds at the time I pointed and drouled and said that one (equal length SS top mount 600odd bux) and you know what she says...Sure.
So now I'm in a Huge predicament, I have my turbo system all together; full stainless log mani, nice and polished too, 3'' down pipe, t25 flanged, good condition t25 turbo, all the lines and fittings are ready ect.
On the other hand the etd manifold is beatiful...Stunning, perfect (imo) but I'd need a T3 (not hard to find I guess), i'd need bigger oil lines (take mine back and buy biggers ones/same with fittings), then I'd need a custom down pipe made $$$...
So what do you guys think? How does the etd mani fit in the miata engine bay? Will the Dp be retarded hard to make or anything? Should I just keep the t25 set-up since its already done? It is still winter up here though so I have a few months till theres pavement again lol.
Opinions please...Thanks,
-Dean
btw, I have emange (and soon a bego afpr), and wanna run 200whp, will upgrade to stand alone next winter prolly too. So is the mani too much?
Anyways to the point, my 21st birthday is on Jan 22 and yesterday the wife asked what I wanted, looking at etd's manifolds at the time I pointed and drouled and said that one (equal length SS top mount 600odd bux) and you know what she says...Sure.
So now I'm in a Huge predicament, I have my turbo system all together; full stainless log mani, nice and polished too, 3'' down pipe, t25 flanged, good condition t25 turbo, all the lines and fittings are ready ect.
On the other hand the etd manifold is beatiful...Stunning, perfect (imo) but I'd need a T3 (not hard to find I guess), i'd need bigger oil lines (take mine back and buy biggers ones/same with fittings), then I'd need a custom down pipe made $$$...
So what do you guys think? How does the etd mani fit in the miata engine bay? Will the Dp be retarded hard to make or anything? Should I just keep the t25 set-up since its already done? It is still winter up here though so I have a few months till theres pavement again lol.
Opinions please...Thanks,
-Dean
btw, I have emange (and soon a bego afpr), and wanna run 200whp, will upgrade to stand alone next winter prolly too. So is the mani too much?
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12-21-2006, 09:01 PM
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The T3 setup would have a lot more headroom, but the log T25 would be considerably cheaper. I would go with the T3 setup, but I do fabrication, so it wouldn't be as big of a problem. I do sell tubing and can help you with some of the fab if you go the T3 route. You, my friend, have a tough decision.
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12-21-2006, 10:11 PM
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That is a beautiful manifold but a T25 with fast spool up is nice. I have a T25/28 on my car and a T28 with a divorced WG sitting in the garage. I was going to put it on but I like my spool so much that I scrapped the idea.
If you polished it make sure you clean the fingerprints off it before you fire it up the first time!
If you polished it make sure you clean the fingerprints off it before you fire it up the first time!
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12-22-2006, 12:59 AM
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Maybe i should clear this part up, My goal of 200whp is with the emanage, when I got standalone I will want more (lots more
)...I just don't know how much my log will hold me back compared to the equal length down the road..Plus I really don't want to stick with the t25, I think with lapping she'll make to much heat sitting at such high rpms all the time..
Come on someone must think etd over coke, hookers and engine management?
)...I just don't know how much my log will hold me back compared to the equal length down the road..Plus I really don't want to stick with the t25, I think with lapping she'll make to much heat sitting at such high rpms all the time..Come on someone must think etd over coke, hookers and engine management?
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