Absurdflow Low Mount (A/C P/S friendly)
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His manifold has held up to extended sessions of racing where others have failed? I've read through the threads to see cracked cast manifolds, but... well, Savington is using his manifold, and I haven't read a report of failure on that. So that might be a very good point there!
I mean no disrespect, but its highly likely that you don't drive with the level of anger of the select few in the nation who have this problem...at least not today, maybe later. Then again, you could be Tarzan for all I know.
#45
Coolant re-route: Simply pull the metal pipe out of the fitting, tap and plug it (or weld it closed, then turn the whole assembly 180 degrees. Find a suitable flex hose to connect to the radiator.
Make a T-piece for the upper hose and run heater hose from the heater outlet across the top and into the T. This will make all the engine HOT water go through the radiator, rather than 15-25% being re-circulated back into the engine still hot.
Make a T-piece for the upper hose and run heater hose from the heater outlet across the top and into the T. This will make all the engine HOT water go through the radiator, rather than 15-25% being re-circulated back into the engine still hot.
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Hey, I'm just looking for a quantifiable reason to buy your manifold instead of someone else's... I know it looks nice, but it's too expensive to buy because it's shiny.
I'm not saying it's no good, I just like actual hard data, and if you did post up some hard data by dynoing your own manifold to someone else's, you can prove its worth, and that would be a great selling point for you, might make more money. I like your manifold.
I'm not saying it's no good, I just like actual hard data, and if you did post up some hard data by dynoing your own manifold to someone else's, you can prove its worth, and that would be a great selling point for you, might make more money. I like your manifold.
EDIT: And my manifold's aren't shiny
EDIT 2: I don't think my manifolds are any more expensive than what else is out there. Plus mine come with a lifetime warrantee (haha) and if you also purchase a turbo & downpipe or what not, it gets very affordable (I basically give the manifold away).
#48
I rode in Paul's car when we dropped my car off. Let's just say I'm SOLD!!! Paul's car/setup is a lot lighter than my car (2048 vs ~2500 w/ full tank of gas). His car was extremely sick! I volunteer at one of the Subaru shops in the Mid-A. I've driven 600whp+ STis. Paul's car is as much fun as those cars, if not better.
The spool is so quick, I was grinning from ear-to-ear. I told my friend Bruce to ride w/ Paul. He came back w/ the same grin. And he thought my 311whp WRX was quick....
If I put down similar whp/tq numbers, I'll be extremely pleased! It sucks to keep waiting b/c I realize that this is a one-off job. Plus, Paul and Tim had to work out their respective schedules and what not....so it's like XMas all over again. WHEN CAN I OPEN UP MY PRESENT?!!
I don't think Paul drives that "light" with his car...so if the manifold's held up, I think it's probably going to survive where others might've failed.
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Benefits of this manifold:
-It WILL spool better
-It WILL make better power up top
-It WILL make more torque in the middle
-It WILL get you laid
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There is absolute zero comparison from the loads and stress on a street car vs. the typical amateur track day. Its even further for the men on this forum who are tearing stuff up like myself, savington, and that dirty dutch guy.
#58
Don't forget about the 3" dp. That will have a big effect on spool. IMO, your manifolds haven't been proven to offer better spool yet. The trade off between short (log) and long (tubular) runners is spool vs peak power. If your design is the best of both worlds my hat goes off to you, but I don't see the proof yet.
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from what I've read on the interweb (including the full-race site" you get slower spool with tubular manifolds, but more power and torque once spun up. There is a lot more volume in the tubular manifold to fill compared to a log (its big, its heavy, its wood).