Is this a fake greddy intake manifold?

[srdub-t]

Iv searched but i cant really find the answer im looking for. Is there any thing that will tell me right away if my intake manifold is an authentic greddy? I know the casting on the fake ones are crap but mine isnt bad but isnt great eather. Ill post pics later on tonight when i get home. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[1unar3clipse]

you could post a picture and the people of the forum could try and help you.

[fast_s13]

pictures say a million words

[srdub-t]

This is the only picture i could get right away off my email. Ill take better pictures later when i get home.

[fast_s13]

casting looks pretty smooth...does it have a greddy embelem on it

[srdub-t]

yea but the greddy emblem didnt stick when i put it on... The casting looks pretty smooth but ill take pictures of the area were it looks kinda iffy..

[fast_s13]

a real greddy should have a smooth spot where the emblem goes and it should be factory installed

[duffman1278]

That red greddy emblem does not come installed by factory, you put it on yourself

[srdub-t]

Another pic i fished out of my email.... Thanks again for the help

[otterman]

As long as you paid Freddy price, who cares. It'll work.

[srdub-t]

i paid greddy price.... 400 bucks. thats why i ask

[otterman]

Ah that sucks. I'd just tell myself it is Greddy and forget about it. Nothing you can do now.

[srdub-t]

this is the part the kinda worried me a little. what do you guys think?

[bgsr240]

looks like the real deal to me. Why would you pay that much for something if you didnt know if it was authentic???

[efrain240sx]

Man don't worry, thats a real greddy not a freddy. The casting is way to clean to be a fake. When i got my freddy the casting looked like @ss had to grind the runners smooth so it wouldn't flow like cr@p. But I can't complain I got it for $30 of some kid who crashed his car in a canyon run .

[srdub-t]

k thanks guys

[s13_silvia_redtop]

yea it is a real one. almost 100% sure. i got my freddy one put last night, thats not even on my car, and look real close to your pics. mine has different casting marks than yours, and was not nearly as clean.

hey how did you grind the runners down? di dyou do it yourself

[efrain240sx]

well what I did was that I put the manifold gasket on it, then I traced what need to grinned off. Then with a rotary tool I grinned the runners down until they were nice and smoothed. I also did this to the throttle body flange.