Genuine RB25 GReddy intake manifold?

[babowc]

I got this intake manifold from a seller on here and I just received it today and I was hoping you guys can try to verify/point-out if it could possibly be a "freddy" intake or not..

Castings are pretty uniform all over the manifold but the IACV hole has some jagged edges and I don't want to have paid what I paid for a knock-off.. (would've been a good deal for a genuine).

The seller has the emblem but apparently he stuck it on his wall and it wont come off, so he can't send the emblem to me.
I didn't get any of the hardware beside the things shown in the pictures because he put it in a baggy with the intake manifold but when I received it, the box had a hole on the bottom which I believe it fell out of.

If you guys can point out some stuff verifying it's real or fake, that'd be most helpful..
thanks

[l0nestar]

It looks legit. But I will wait for other input before rendering final judgment.

[Darius]

I was thinking the same thing. Looks legit.

[l0nestar]

Does anyone have pictures of a FAKE manifold to compare with? (With close up pictures of the casting?)

[240z4u]

Looks pretty legit to me too. Have the seller send you a picture of the greddy sticker on his wall. Does the water neck fit tightly? That seems to be the biggest red flag of the chinabay ones.

[virus77]

Honestly who in the right mind would take the greddy sticker (basically the only thing proving its real) and put it on the wall instead of the manifold where it belongs? I would ask him to rip the damn sticker off the wall and mail it to you. Its not welded to his wall that's BS.

My friend has a real greddy (got it in greddy box, with sticker and everything) and the casting on my chinese knock off is cleaner than his, overall smoother finish with less lumpiness. I've also seen knock offs where the casting is soooo bad that aluminum dust comes off on your fingers from touching it. So in my opinion its going to be impossible to tell if its real or not without a box/paperwork/sticker...

[babowc]

He actually txted me the pic of the emblem, but I'm not buying into it.
I asked for paperwork that you'd get with the original box and the emblem and for the emblem, it's stuck on the wall and paperwork he just doesn't have it..

I am thinking of talking to the seller about this issue and probably will get a refund + shipping costs back to him because I'm not eating the return shipping...

[Zacho2]

Solely based on the waterneck and the machining on the throttle cable mount I say it is not fake.

I have an ISIS manifold, and a friend has a greddy. Comparing as we speak we think yours is genuine. As it has been said though its tough to be sure.

However, if you want to send it back to him and get a refund I think you should be eating shipping costs. You decided to ask for paperwork/emblem AFTER you got it? You decided to play the "is it fake or not" game after you paid and received it. Just my opinion.

[babowc]

No I asked for those things before.
I never got em.

[l0nestar]

No I asked for those things before.
I never got em.

... Then why did you still pay for it?

But realistically, if the casting is as good as it looks, and you paid under $400 shipped for it, I would consider myself 'lucky' and move along.

[babowc]

No I asked for those things before.
I never got em.

... Then why did you still pay for it?

But realistically, if the casting is as good as it looks, and you paid under $400 shipped for it, I would consider myself 'lucky' and move along.

Are you trolling?
I paid for the item after speaking to the seller and him telling me he will ship take it off and ship the emblem.
I don't know how if it's not authentic and I paid $400 for it, that I could be considered "lucky" because the casting is good?

Knock-offs are $200 on ebay, $400 on isis which is basically the same damn thing..

[Gabes13]

Id pay 400 for a manifold that looks that good, knock off or not.

[Krazykouki]

Considering knock off's are not cast the same and normally use a s*** Aluminum, I would be concerned about running high boost pressure on them. 25 PSI is ALOT of pressure on an un-reinforced aluminum cylinder. There are reason's the Greddy units are so heavy, they've been tested and retested as a company that large is not going to sell you something that is going to explode. I've seen MANY ebay intercooler explode tanks because they where welded very poorly and I've seen them crack because the aluminum they use is s*** as well. You get what you pay for.

Hell, even ebay turbo's explode, yea the center cartridge holds up on most of them but the actual aluminum compressor housing separates. Food for thought when your buying cheap s***.


I think it's fake, the coolant passages are not rectangular shaped and there is alot of debri in some passages...not to mention...why the f*** would a guy buy an 800$ manifold and NOT put the sticker on it...call me crazy but I would want everyone to know my s*** isn't fake.

[babowc]

Id pay 400 for a manifold that looks that good, knock off or not.

Really?..
Considering knock-offs are $200.. I don't know if I'd pay double that for a used one with missing hardware at that...

[Gabes13]

haha let me elaborate. With manifolds that range from 200 to 1000 dollars, I think 400 is a pretty square price, especially for a six cylinder motor. I can see why you'd be concerned though, purchasing a used allegedly legitimate manifold but having that ounce of doubt that you could have bought that same manifold NEW for the same price. Unfortunately, people sell garbage all the time and I believe it's the buyers responsibility to do their homework before purchasing something. But what's really silly is when they still purchase the item even though they weren't given significant proof or evidence about its legitimacy.

[babowc]

Oh jesus.
Did you read the thread?
re-read it and you will see that I mentioned of the emblem.

I'm sure this sounds very d!ck-like, but if you have nothing to worthwhile to add, please don't bother replying..

[Cjmartz2k]

... Then why did you still pay for it?

But realistically, if the casting is as good as it looks, and you paid under $400 shipped for it, I would consider myself 'lucky' and move along.

Are you trolling?
I paid for the item after speaking to the seller and him telling me he will ship take it off and ship the emblem.
I don't know how if it's not authentic and I paid $400 for it, that I could be considered "lucky" because the casting is good?

Knock-offs are $200 on ebay, $400 on isis which is basically the same damn thing..

OP--this was the best piece of advice in this thread, and you snapped at him. I think maybe it's because you are a little embarrassed of the facts that (a) you bought and paid for a manifold with out receiving the asked for proof it was a genuine greddy (b) have the nerve to try and ask for your money back and (c) posted up a thread displaying your poor lack of judgment.

Bottom line, if somebody on here told you this was genuine and you still paid for it with out any proof, you knew what you were getting yourself in to. Also, you have no proof to prove it's not real anyways. If I sold it to you I wouldn't feel the least bit obligated to send you your money back just because a bunch of people on a forum said it looks fake.


BTW--looks fake to me

[Coolwhip]

Mike, enable your PM's I can't respond to your PM without you doing so. Thanks

[babowc]

Are you trolling?
I paid for the item after speaking to the seller and him telling me he will ship take it off and ship the emblem.
I don't know how if it's not authentic and I paid $400 for it, that I could be considered "lucky" because the casting is good?

Knock-offs are $200 on ebay, $400 on isis which is basically the same damn thing..

OP--this was the best piece of advice in this thread, and you snapped at him. I think maybe it's because you are a little embarrassed of the facts that (a) you bought and paid for a manifold with out receiving the asked for proof it was a genuine greddy (b) have the nerve to try and ask for your money back and (c) posted up a thread displaying your poor lack of judgment.

Bottom line, if somebody on here told you this was genuine and you still paid for it with out any proof, you knew what you were getting yourself in to. Also, you have no proof to prove it's not real anyways. If I sold it to you I wouldn't feel the least bit obligated to send you your money back just because a bunch of people on a forum said it looks fake.


BTW--looks fake to me

Oh my god..
read the damn first post and you wouldn't make a reply like you just made.
A) I requested the emblem. He sent me a picture of it on the wall, told me he'll take it off and ship it. and who ships out an item before getting paid?
B) I didn't say anything about the lost hardware, I just want the emblem to prove it's real. Is that too hard of a task? So what would you do?
C) Poor lack of judgement? Looks like someone(s) need to learn to read and comprehend the thread before attacking me personally.

For the last time, read the thread before making dumb comments. I already repeated it a couple times.

Coolwhip, I enabled PM's!


BTW.
When did NICOclub turn into another Zilvia? I haven't posted in this forum in ages (since 05-06'?) but since I've been back, all I've seen are the same characters from Zilvia coming in and trolling the threads.. I always differentiated between the two forums because one had useful advice and the other had trendy opinionated people and good style.. Looks like the ones that couldn't "make" the Zilvia crowd decided to troll NICO and act stupid.

[JPsNissans]

The genuine one comes with a big a** bag of colorful vacuum hoses, greddy papers, and the sticker. If the original seller can't produce any of those, I would just assume right off the bat that it is fake.

I will go take a look at the areas you have photographed on yours, on my Greddy. Since no one really gave you a straight yes or no. I can tell you right off the bat that IIRC the cut areas (some flanges and 90 degree corner) on mine look like they have been machined and shiny.

Don't let internet warriors get to you. Being cool on the internet doesn't ever pay off in real life, where it matters.

[JPsNissans]

I would say it's real.

Your 90 degree area seems exactly identical with weird machining type marks on one side of it. I can't check out the inside of flanges and whatnot since mine is installed, but everything that I see points to it being real. You also have identical vacuum pieces screwed into yours that came with my kit.

Weird that the new hardware and stuff didn't come with it. Maybe the seller just junked everything when they took it off their motor.