Turbo Manifold on Trademe

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:11 pm

Some dude from Waitakere is selling stainless steel turbo manifolds for $299.00.
Any one bought one before & are they worth having?
I see he doesnt allow picks & that always gets me suspicious!
Sorry but i am too computer illiterate to know how to post the link {sigh!]

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:12 pm

doesnt allow pick-ups

DBM58 · Post by **DBM58** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:26 pm

Is this the one:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 922363.htm

Ben.Nakagawa · Post by **Ben.Nakagawa** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:52 pm

You may interested in those thread.

http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php ... +stainless
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php ... streetbitz

Post by **jif** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:56 pm

2009/12/8 WideOpenThrottle <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz (mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz)>

Some dude from Waitakere is selling stainless steel turbo manifolds for $299.00.
Any one bought one before & are they worth having?
I see he doesnt allow picks & that always gets me suspicious!
Sorry but i am too computer illiterate to know how to post the link {sigh!]

I;d tend towards (very) wary ... feedback is a bit low, no pick ups, ... and doesn't stainless expand a lot ? For normal non-turbo headers they have slip joints to handle that. This one'll prob just crack once it gets toasty...

nice picture tho

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:59 pm

Its cheaper to buy a mig or tig welder and make your own manifolds in NZ!

Just ask around for quotes otherwise.....

Those manifolds on T.M are flanged for a TD05h turbo and quite frankly would not supply the flow or handle the heat, associated with this level of power potential from the turbine sizing. Go figure.

P.O.S

poison · Post by **poison** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:20 pm

Yeah buyer BEWARE, it looks like Matts original post was removed, I recall
it certainly wasn't positive.

poison · Post by **poison** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:38 pm

Wow I just looked on the Advanti wheel website and they are all 5 stud,
maybe a good time to get a set of 4 stud wheels before they disappear.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:16 am

i made my manifold for about $60
i would stay well away from that one on trademe

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:52 am

sprsta wrote:i made my manifold for about $60
i would stay well away from that one on trademe

Can you please please please make me one for $60?

just kidding!

Yes, the schedule 30 pipe bends and straights are quite cheap $9 each ( will need atleast a doz mixed), the header manifold flange $55-80 and a top quality collector T2, T3 flanged $40- 90 are a bit more expensive..... that is unless you are a body shop employee

A dropsaw,grinder, mig or tig,clamps,hacksaw and some skill are all required too!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:31 pm

Thanks everyone-i shall give it a wide berth!
& to DBM58 you got the link right-Cheers.

vmansmx5 · Post by **vmansmx5** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:28 am

Hay there i have 1 of them manifolds but i Modified it to fit a t3 flage for a t04e turbo with Ex wastegate have a look at my photos on my website www.vmansmx5.co.nz

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:23 pm

Cant see much of the manifold otherwise i assume you are pretty happy with the product.
From what i have read from previous posts its poor quality so i would at least expect to view the product first & go from there but the seller does not allow pick-ups!

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:54 pm

Yes the person who had purchased one from trade me, wanted to return it because it was so shitty... guess what, no returns.

Stainless steel will crack eventually and will also look brown and blemished after a couple months.

I build for reliability and not so much for the aesthetics.

Each to there own