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rider384 12-10-2009 11:46 PM

Anyone currently running an OBX Mani?
 
Yeah, searched, but all the posts are from around 2007. I've heard that OBX quality has improved vastly since them, and I'm on a tight budget.

I have an OBX Exhaust, and that seems like nice quality, just wondering if I can expect the same out of the Manifold. I'm not expecting BEGI, but I'm expecting it not to crack if I have a turbo brace.

18psi 12-10-2009 11:54 PM

Heard? From who? People that tested two manifolds next to one another? Or some dumbass on the internet or local that "thinks it looks like its stronger"?

rider384 12-10-2009 11:56 PM


Originally Posted by 18psi (Post 494073)
Or some dumbass on the internet or local that "thinks it looks like its stronger"?

Which is why I'm asking knowledgeable people.

18psi 12-11-2009 12:00 AM

I highly doubt their quality improved.
They exhausts were never "bad" to begin with (not great, but also not bad), and an exhaust doesn't go through the extreme temperatures and heat cycling of a turbo manifold, so you really can't compare the two..

If you want cheap just browse the classifieds, have patience, and when a good one gets sold jump on it like a hawk. Don't waste your money on that ebay bullshit unless you have the ability and time to keep fixing it.

rider384 12-11-2009 12:02 AM


Originally Posted by 18psi (Post 494075)
I highly doubt their quality improved.
They exhausts were never "bad" to begin with (not great, but also not bad), and an exhaust doesn't go through the extreme temperatures and heat cycling of a turbo manifold, so you really can't compare the two..

If you want cheap just browse the classifieds, have patience, and when a good one gets sold jump on it like a hawk. Don't waste your money on that ebay bullshit unless you have the ability and time to keep fixing it.

Thanks man.

buffon01 12-11-2009 12:02 AM

Buy my mani and dp :D

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...080909_008.jpg

viperormiata 12-11-2009 12:07 AM

Take it from experience. You did the right thing by asking.

I had an ebay mani/downpipe combo. How did I like it?

1. Thin walls
2. Shitty welds
3. Nothing lines up
4. Wrong Flange
5. No (good)bracing
6. NO SUPPORT FROM THE "Manufacturers" IF(which it will) SOMETHING FAILS.

I sold that crap and waited for a trusted brand name to pop up and guess what? It did show up. I bought and FM3 mani/downpipe for 300 bucks and the quality is outstanding.


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