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ok guys, soon as the welder is in the garage and the wheels are in motion and the websites running.. we will be making turbo manifolds,motor braces,custom 3" exhausts W/mufflers of choice!, and these downpipes ! the one on the bottom, they will come in two versions one with the turbo extension attached one with out !! the price isnt set in stone as of yet .. first we have to find out how much they are goin to cost us to produce! im guessing from 150-250$ for them ! they will be either coated mild steel, or stainless! how many people might be interested in somthing like this or any of the other stuff we will be producing ? we are looking to have our first line availible buy late jun or late july.. just start a list in this thread of what you may want. please include any other ideas for products you may want, or know you, or somone else want but cant find, or is only in japan! thanks for all the help and support guys !! jon


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i want your stock one bastard:D but seriously i NEED a dp...i don't care how ghetto rigged you do it...i just need one cheap ASAP!!!

if you(jon) or anyone else has one they could sell me (used or whatever) PLEASE email me or post here!

email: [email protected]

Thanks,Sean

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could you possibly make one with a flange that matches that of the IHI turbos? Brian hooked me up with a pimped out IHI turbo and I need a downpipe for it. IM me sometime. my AIM sn is Two4zeroSXTURBO

Thanks!-Ian

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could you make some of the exhausts cat-less for those of us fortunate enough to have our state drop smog testing? oh and how about oil pans?

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yeah! oilpans would be nice! i'd get one of those if you made em.

-Ian

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hmm test pipes yes ! i forgot those!, oil pans hmm thats prob not goin to be possible!! ill do some researching and what not to see if i can find a shop here in town that could possibly do it ! we are a pretty big machine and tooling city, i think 4th largest so someone around here might do it ! i know we have a place that makes one peice driveshafts if you provide a yolk

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Oil pans would be nice...also a roll cage would be great too!

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i want a exhaust manifold where i can either put a t4 or t3 on it and a external wastegate flange

darrell

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I might be interested... it all depends on whether my clip comes with a downpipe or not and how much work it's going to be to get everything to fit. (oh, and time is a problem as well, might want it before you're ready to ship.) I'm guessing that these will bolt up to the CA's stock t-25 and to a usdm cat?

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Yea...and exhaust manifolds too!!

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we are doin turbo manifoldS ! wether they are external waste gates or not is up to the demand also wether you want a log style or tubular

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I need a downpipe. How is this going? I'm probably buying my clip in two weeks or so but I can buy the downpipe right now!! :)

Think you guys could also make cold air intakes just for me? :cool:

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soon as we get the welder and the flanges arrive ill be sending out the pictures and putting up the website. im estimating 100-150 on the Downpipes . and test pipes around 50-100$, full exhausts will be 350-800$ depending on the specs. manifolds 350-1200$, those will come shortly after production starts . intakes will also be around 50-200$ depending if it has a filter kit with it or not. jon soon i will unviel the name of the company soon

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Put me down for a downpipe and an intake. :)

eh...so, not to sound like a total n00b, but I will be able to keep using my current exhaust, right?

Also, if you need any html help for your site, let me know ;)

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hmm maybe we can work a deal out. i know jack about web design , i got the first two pages layed out but we had a pro do that, hes hookin us up free of charge and settin up our servers for us also. but its not moving fast enough and we just need to get our stuff togther and get the parts made, we both work full time and put most the money into our broke arse cars. but i think im passin up that Sr for a few weeks and goin out to pick up a decent mig/tig to bust out a few parts.

and you should use a 3" exhaust system , which we will also be building! and like i said maybe we can work out a deal !

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Top mount manifold with a choice of T25/T3/T4 flanges and an external wastegate flange.

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Dammit, but I like my 2.75" :( lol

Get on AIM sometime, or would you like me to email you? I've made a couple sites before...

OoOoo, I would LOVE a T3 flange if you could do it cheaper than Unstable....

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ooohhh this sounds like the beginning of something yummy... weeeeeeee

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man if you help do the site work you may get a free manifold or a 100$ manifold

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You have mail :)

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i am a full time web/flash designer/developer, i'll do it for a top mount T3 w/ external 35mm wastegate flange or at leaest a discount.. i'll host it for free if you give me the manifold. lets talk if you need someone to do it for you. if you want a list of sites i have done let me know,

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well guys let me talk things over with my partner! if i can get rid of my laptop ill be able to afford to pick up a cheap used welder and start producing some parts then we can start some proto typing of manifolds,

Ca19det, we are actually running a server out of my partners house to avoid hosting charges. but soon as i talk stuff over ill get back to everyone on what we can do ,

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Hey, so how will these downpipes mount up tho? Will they bolt to the CA's turbo and then to a usdm exhaust? Right now i've got an apexi n1 dual that I REALLY don't want to get rid of. What will I need to do to make everything fit?

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everything will wit up i think all nissan exhaust bolt up to them

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and can you make the manifolds look better than the Unstable Hybrids ones? Those are kinda painful to look at... :D

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we are goin to try, we dont know about SS steel ones yet, but at least heat coated, and maybe even header wrap included for the buyer as an option, i havnt personally witnessed our welders skill first hand yet! but i think im goin to learn this week at my neighbors shop so i can personally weld them up my self , if i had a welder here at the house i wouldnt ever sleep !

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Mmm, welding is definately a good skill to have. I think i'm going to try to get a welding class in sometime this summer at a voc school here.

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well i was signing up for a school called hobart, but that is like over 12grand a year i think its not even a full year, each class is like 550-1500$ thats per class!

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Wow! The one i'm thinking of taking is around 300 dollars. I think it's worth it tho.

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for sure, my mom used to be a certified welder so, eh ill get most my lessons for free, that is unless shes a ***** about it like most everything else i ask her to help me with. pro welders make some good cheddar! i met a guy making 80k a year welding aircraft parts, some other real specialized ones make upward 100grand a year or more,


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