ETD racing manifold or REv-Hard

Information on the naturally-aspirated KA24E and KA24DE engines.
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collk88
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ok i cant decide on what turbo manifold to purchase. i plan on running a t3/t4 hybrid turbo, and i would like to get the rev-hard cast manifold because its stronger than welded manifolds, but the only place i have seen it is http://www.mach1motorsports.ca and they want $780 or something for it. I am also looking at ETD racing's Stainless steel trubo ka manifold for $550. Would the ss manifold be strong enough for 6-8psi? Does anyone know where i can get the rev-hard manifold cheaper?


Nathan
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One thing you should DEFINITELY look at is exchange rates...both of those places you listed are in Canada ;) Oh, and I dont think there's any question as to which mani is better, I much prefer the ETD one. I haven't seen one in person yet but it looks pretty promising. I'd just go with Mild steel though.

Structure240sx
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i've seen revhards go for $300 on ebay. or retail for like $450 at some places. cast iron is strong as hell

SHIEF
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Get it from here http://www.import-autoperformance.com/. Marc is a good guy. The manifold is powder coated and equal length. Seems like one of the best manifolds out. I just ordered mine a couple days ago for my KAE.

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collk88
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nathan, why would you go with teh mild steel as opposed to the stainless???

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From what I understand, its less likely to crack because mild steel doesn't expand and contract quite like ss does under heat cycling. Oh, and if you want to hear something interesting, call up the guy that makes ETD mani's and ask him which he would run on his personal car, I got 10:1 odds on him saying mild steel ;)


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