how is everyones ETD mani
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bruinbear714
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everything is working great for me..Except the one small problem that fastpace described.
The solid flange kept warping. 2 weeks ago I had to tighten up the whole lower manifold nuts...yesterday, I had to tighten up the front 2 nuts.
Before I ordered this manifold, I suggested etd to cut the flange and make room for metal expansion... But they said its fine.. its been tested...
But yea.. after a bunch of autoX and drift events this summer, It warped.
My suggestion, as soon as you get your etd manifold, go to a machine shop and have them cut the flange so every runners gets its own flange. make cuts to the bolt holes too if you can.
All and all, this manifold can stand abuses. I didnt clean any of the inside welds but everything seems to be in working order.
I like this manifold since it gives great clearance for my setup. I would love to buy another one, cut the flange, and clean up the inside welds and joints... But its hard to get a hold of etd now.I have a couple of friends who want to buy this manifold but etd never answered their calls.
MY Ratings: 8/10If the flange were cut from the beginning and the inside welds were clean, I'd give 9/10
The solid flange kept warping. 2 weeks ago I had to tighten up the whole lower manifold nuts...yesterday, I had to tighten up the front 2 nuts.
Before I ordered this manifold, I suggested etd to cut the flange and make room for metal expansion... But they said its fine.. its been tested...
But yea.. after a bunch of autoX and drift events this summer, It warped.
My suggestion, as soon as you get your etd manifold, go to a machine shop and have them cut the flange so every runners gets its own flange. make cuts to the bolt holes too if you can.
All and all, this manifold can stand abuses. I didnt clean any of the inside welds but everything seems to be in working order.
I like this manifold since it gives great clearance for my setup. I would love to buy another one, cut the flange, and clean up the inside welds and joints... But its hard to get a hold of etd now.I have a couple of friends who want to buy this manifold but etd never answered their calls.
MY Ratings: 8/10If the flange were cut from the beginning and the inside welds were clean, I'd give 9/10
yeah seriously... plan on it taking 9999999 thousand times longer than Jim says it will. At least that's my (and everyone elses on this board's) experience.
I'd wait till he has em in stock to drop money on them if I were you. The product is fairly decent for the price at ETD, but customer service = negative ten gagillionzillion points.
I'd wait till he has em in stock to drop money on them if I were you. The product is fairly decent for the price at ETD, but customer service = negative ten gagillionzillion points.