cracked ebay manifold
#24
This is the best picture that I have of the hanger I built for the turbo
It has a vertical bar that isn't visible that carries the weight down to one of the engine mount bolts.
The turnbuckle was tightened to take any slack out of it... it's not rose jointed so the turbo could still move up a little bit but I figured this was enough to help support the weight.
It wasn't on the car long enough to get any better shots, this one was form a friend's phone in a relatively dark shed, hence the quality.
It has a vertical bar that isn't visible that carries the weight down to one of the engine mount bolts.
The turnbuckle was tightened to take any slack out of it... it's not rose jointed so the turbo could still move up a little bit but I figured this was enough to help support the weight.
It wasn't on the car long enough to get any better shots, this one was form a friend's phone in a relatively dark shed, hence the quality.
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What I don't understand is why they can't replace that **** stainless steel with some standard like 12 gauge mild steel? Sell them raw, don't coat them in anything. Bet they'd last 10 times longer and be semi-quality pieces.
Almost bet you it'd be cheaper to manufacture out of real steel...
Almost bet you it'd be cheaper to manufacture out of real steel...
#28
Well, it looked really cool in stainless, especially after it got a little heat in it and went all multi coloured.
Just took the car for a short drive to see if I'd fixed the massive oil leak I've been having and it seems to be going well, although possibly slower than with the stainless manifold, I dunno, could be my imagination, it still gives a good kick in the pants.
With more time I would tack together a better designed manifold and ask a friend to tig it together (that one was SMAW), but that's a project for another time.
Oil leak turned out to be the non OE valve cover gasket that had hardened, I had thought it was the main crank seal because I wasn't happy with the job I did installing it but no, that valve cover was leaking like crazy.
Just took the car for a short drive to see if I'd fixed the massive oil leak I've been having and it seems to be going well, although possibly slower than with the stainless manifold, I dunno, could be my imagination, it still gives a good kick in the pants.
With more time I would tack together a better designed manifold and ask a friend to tig it together (that one was SMAW), but that's a project for another time.
Oil leak turned out to be the non OE valve cover gasket that had hardened, I had thought it was the main crank seal because I wasn't happy with the job I did installing it but no, that valve cover was leaking like crazy.
#35
My stainless 16G ebay manifold cracked on day 1 on track. Welded it. Braced it. Lasted a couple more days, then it cracked again and warped both faces too. So I actually, can you believe this, paid MONEY to machine the faces flat and welded the f*ck out of it and patched it and braced it like crazy.
Anyway, it went for one more full day of lunacy (YouToob video here) before cracking again.
Now I see tacotaco calling me with their cast iron cheapness. Will have to check the orientation though as I will be sticking a T3/16G convertor inbetween...
Anyway, it went for one more full day of lunacy (YouToob video here) before cracking again.
Now I see tacotaco calling me with their cast iron cheapness. Will have to check the orientation though as I will be sticking a T3/16G convertor inbetween...
#36
I have a ebay knock off S4 manifold with over 20,000 miles on it. True all that stuff is very thin SS but what I did was weld a brace between the turbo mounting flange and the exhaust flange, also modded the oem downpipe support bracket ( taking the weight off the cheap ebay mani. ) to this day no signs of cracks ?