Turbo manifold
03-14-2008, 05:36 AM
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Turbo manifold
Hi , I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with this manifold?
http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1357 - 1.6l cast
Or would I be better off with HK$?
http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1357 - 1.6l cast
Or would I be better off with HK$?
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03-14-2008, 05:55 AM
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That photo is too small to really tell, but it looks exactly like the HKS. You might also consider the top-mount orientation of that manifold sucks. It's great for getting the turbo away from your accessories, but tough to heat-shield it from cooking the paint off the hood. Also, nobody makes a downpipe or any sort of intercooler "kit" that will match it, so all of that stuff will need to be custom. FYI.
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03-14-2008, 11:50 AM
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That photo is too small to really tell, but it looks exactly like the HKS. You might also consider the top-mount orientation of that manifold sucks. It's great for getting the turbo away from your accessories, but tough to heat-shield it from cooking the paint off the hood. Also, nobody makes a downpipe or any sort of intercooler "kit" that will match it, so all of that stuff will need to be custom. FYI.
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03-14-2008, 10:07 PM
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in a world where Iraqi's buy gas from Kuwait pretty much anything about gas prices makes sense.
pound is still 2:1 to the dollar that more than makes up for the shipping on expensive of parts.
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03-15-2008, 10:12 AM
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I tryed looking at Begi but could not find a price just for the manifold. Im also going to have a custom dp so i can have an exhaust valve in the DP so i can run either open DP 
or stock system.
As far as turbo spec im just looking to peice it together as I go. I was thinking T3. Although I still dont fully understand the trim?, time for googling. My aim is eventually 200whp.
or stock system.As far as turbo spec im just looking to peice it together as I go. I was thinking T3. Although I still dont fully understand the trim?, time for googling. My aim is eventually 200whp.
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03-15-2008, 05:32 PM
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I would seriously consider the BEGi S kit - at least then you'll have a good start point and they're readily available from mx5mad.com too.
You need to decide on your turbo first otherwise, then pick your manifold as they have to be matched.
Then it's on to your downpipe which relies on the other two being selected first.
My Greddy kit runs over 200whp when I've got the boost cranked up in summer - even in the winter at 7psi it's over 180 so if you're heading towards a T3 then you've got a lot more chance of going above 250whp easily, although you need a decent ECU and associated bits first before you can effectively get above 150.
You need to decide on your turbo first otherwise, then pick your manifold as they have to be matched.
Then it's on to your downpipe which relies on the other two being selected first.
My Greddy kit runs over 200whp when I've got the boost cranked up in summer - even in the winter at 7psi it's over 180 so if you're heading towards a T3 then you've got a lot more chance of going above 250whp easily, although you need a decent ECU and associated bits first before you can effectively get above 150.
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