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I am reading lots of things everywhere and there just about 1000 questions a minute in my head so here is one.
Why does everyone just get a downpipe from say XS, and not the manifold aswell?
Do they suck or is there nothing to gain on the manifold?
Danke:)
msherry21
27-02-2007, 19:09
the standard manifold although heavy cast iron is good for 500bhp or thereabouts and not restrictive, most other aftermarket manifolds for the 2' don't seem to be that well built.
cheers.
Marksman
27-02-2007, 19:11
Downpipe is cheap and gets rid of the catalytic converter. The manifold costs nearly twice as much and replaces er, um ah yes, a manifold with er, um, another manifold. Nice to have both certainly but there are things higher on my list when on a limited budget...
O.S.
Good answers. Looks good but i think mine are staying put.
msherry21
27-02-2007, 19:32
Just polish up the heat shield or get a nice new one made with TB stamped on it. you never see the manifold when the heat shields on anyway.
superchargedsam
27-02-2007, 20:00
shorty ditch the dp for sure fella!
msherry21
27-02-2007, 20:03
http://www.tbdevelopments.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=88
Best down pipe you can buy IMO.
superchargedsam
27-02-2007, 20:05
yup tim certainly knows his 3SGTE shit for sure! sells some nice tubby kits!
msherry21
27-02-2007, 20:18
ha, he is a leg-end. Ordering a GT28 with ext wastegate and screamer pipe for the mk2 soon, my turbos given up the ghost. Time to upgrade.
GT28 is the best turbo out there for stock-like spool and top end performance. I know a chap called Jonno was pushing 2bar on his GT28 (chargecooled). That car he had was the fastest trackthing I'd ever seen. It also helps that the boy can drive!
http://www.tbdevelopments.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=88
Best down pipe you can buy IMO.
Mught be the best but damn its expensive. How much better can it really be...
superchargedsam
28-02-2007, 14:10
sold out so must be good!
Seriously Tims stuff is spot on!
msherry21
28-02-2007, 17:33
You can buy anything you want from TBdevelopments and rest assured it will last you longer than the car!! nothing but the best!
Johnny, are you talking of Jonno in the black mk2, he's on imoc alot? Cracking car, is not on stock internals?
no mate. it's a fully built 3sgte rev4 block :D
I have an Extremeboost downpipe , Its great quality but a couple of things that bug me about it is the turbo flange was not flat and had to have it skimmed the outlet missed the the rest of the exhaust and had to space it out with 2 gaskets and a flange from KO racing also the lambda probe boss was made to long and the sensor would get clogged up and not work because it was stuck halfway down the tube .I'm sure all this has been ironed out now and even with having it mounted with the weight of the exhaust pulling on it ,it didn't crack . But must say it was bought 3 years ago from extreme boost and when it hadn't turned up 6 weeks later i emailed Tim and he sent a polite email for me and sure enough turned up ,so Top bloke for helping out !
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