Any one heard of ICHIBA?
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Any one heard of ICHIBA?
No one in the realm of turbo miata people seems to know anything about this darn Manifold and down pipe. I have about 5 to 6 months to plane my miata turbo set up, so i thought i would bring this to everyones attention so some one can try it before me! It looks alot better then the much cheaper Megan! so take a look and tell me what you think.
Manifold: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststtumami.html
Down Pipe: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststdomi89.html
Also if you are looking for a manifold or down pipe for your set up, there is this really cool guy selling his BEGI Mani and DP in the for sale section! Its brand new and its going for a great price! Check it out!!!! : ( evil laugh because im the guy selling it.......HA HA HA HA HA....?)
https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4640
Manifold: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststtumami.html
Down Pipe: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststdomi89.html
Also if you are looking for a manifold or down pipe for your set up, there is this really cool guy selling his BEGI Mani and DP in the for sale section! Its brand new and its going for a great price! Check it out!!!! : ( evil laugh because im the guy selling it.......HA HA HA HA HA....?)
https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4640
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No one in the realm of turbo miata people seems to know anything about this darn Manifold and down pipe. I have about 5 to 6 months to plane my miata turbo set up, so i thought i would bring this to everyones attention so some one can try it before me! It looks alot better then the much cheaper Megan! so take a look and tell me what you think.
Manifold: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststtumami.html
Down Pipe: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststdomi89.html
Also if you are looking for a manifold or down pipe for your set up, there is this really cool guy selling his BEGI Mani and DP in the for sale section! Its brand new and its going for a great price! Check it out!!!! : ( evil laugh because im the guy selling it.......HA HA HA HA HA....?)
https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4640
Manifold: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststtumami.html
Down Pipe: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststdomi89.html
Also if you are looking for a manifold or down pipe for your set up, there is this really cool guy selling his BEGI Mani and DP in the for sale section! Its brand new and its going for a great price! Check it out!!!! : ( evil laugh because im the guy selling it.......HA HA HA HA HA....?)
https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4640
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No one seems to know anything about this Manifold and down pipe.....It looks alot better then the much cheaper Megan! ...tell me what you think.
Manifold: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststtumami.html
Down Pipe: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststdomi89.html
Manifold: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststtumami.html
Down Pipe: http://www.hopupracing.com/icststdomi89.html
I'm sure you are aware that there are multiple sellers of the megan stuff, and they have different names for the same item.
You're selling your bad-*** BEGI set-up for 550 and picking this one up for 478? ........ EDIT: Nevermind, read your for-sale again, sorry..
Lastly, it would be awesome if I were completely wrong. Then I'd have a replacement mani for when my cheaper Megan is no longer with us.
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Man trust me it hurts more then you know!!! It's like selling my miata for a civic! The only way im able to make myself feel better is making sure i get back up from this. I guess i could just bite the bullet when its time, but i was just wondering cause nothing came up in the search. So it seems you wanna know if its any good too, so hopefully we can find out for everyone right? The Megan is Cat poop though right?
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how much HP are you pumping out with the 16g? i was suppose to go T3 but that went to crap so i was wondering how much i can reach with it. either that or a T25, how much can reach with one of those?
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my last dyno was at about 200 dynojet whp and 8-9 psi now that i am 12 psi i hope to be at least 230 whp. we'll see. the small 16g i have spools very quickly but of course i dont run an IC so my plenum is smaller than most of the people running around here by a wide margin.the small 16g is supposed to be good for 350 or so chp at 15 psi.
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The DSM runs a factory "boost controller," the Boost Control Solenoid. Call it a BCS. Like a MBC, boost gets bled off by the solenoid. "By doing so, it delays the opening of the wastegate and allows the turbo to push more boost. The solenoid closes up and lowers boost as a way to control knock along with cutting back the ignition advance."
Tell your boy.
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Yes, my manifold is comprised entirely of cat poop.
Nah, I really don't know yet. Can't say. We've all heard it's a POS, it's garbage, it cracks after 15 minutes, add "cat poop" to the list..
I bought it a long time ago, and as we know, the DIY kit gets built around the manifold, so i'll be sticking it out. I'll have no problem reporting the results, good or bad. Pictures included. (There is a thread here about the Megan manifold) https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3082
Sorry about the bashing in your for sale, I read your post again then EDITed my original.
I think the real problem with buying a manifold / downpipe combo that's "suspect" is that to change to a different setup requires additional changes. If you swap manifolds, then your downpipe won't fit, and probably your turbo too, plus whatever else I can't think of.
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Nah, I really don't know yet. Can't say. We've all heard it's a POS, it's garbage, it cracks after 15 minutes, add "cat poop" to the list..
I bought it a long time ago, and as we know, the DIY kit gets built around the manifold, so i'll be sticking it out. I'll have no problem reporting the results, good or bad. Pictures included. (There is a thread here about the Megan manifold) https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3082
Sorry about the bashing in your for sale, I read your post again then EDITed my original.
I think the real problem with buying a manifold / downpipe combo that's "suspect" is that to change to a different setup requires additional changes. If you swap manifolds, then your downpipe won't fit, and probably your turbo too, plus whatever else I can't think of.
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