Monsta t2 manifold review

[tyrannix]

Just for comparison, i know its been discussed before, but to contrast the other reviews here.

It is around $300 (AU i think) and the company is in Austrailia. i bought the manifold, (SR) dump pipe, and short shifter for good measure

the short shifter i used on my silvia, and it felt good, shortened the throw a bit (cant say how much, i didnt measure beforehand) but it felt alot tighter when shifting

the good part:the manifold with a GTIR t28 and CA nismo mounts was a straight bolton affair. i could have even used the stock oil/coolant lines, but i had other plans for where to get oil from.

and all of the inside had been ground/polished , nothing to 'accidentaly' enter the turbine and cause something expensive to happen

this pic is of a different turbo, and when i had that gaudy metallic gold paint on the engine

and here it is installed, with about 3mm clerance on the 'extra' bolt on the motor mount to the GTIR t28
Modified by tyrannix at 7:48 AM 5/3/2006

[boost_boy]

Looks really nice, man! Keep up the good work.

Dee

[GoofyATX240]

Looks nice keep up the good work. Transformers!!!!

[oversteer180]

i like the gold paint...

[tyrannix]

its just a good pic, i didnt sand or prep the parts at all before i did it (just wanted it done so they wouldnt look dirty, until later when i had more time to prep and do the second set the right way

that all happened while i was on borrowed garage time, and had to work around other people's schedules, before i moved and had my own garage

i couldnt get the paint uniform, like that snazzy looking orange/red one recently posted (same paint, different color, duplicolor metalcast)

im probably going with powdercoating for the next one,but im really liking the new gold (the bottom picture one) thats what it looks like now, and i think its a bit classier than the candy metal color (as classy as i can get rocking a decepticon emblem on teh engine ) and i preped everything a bit, sanded and grinded for the new gold when i had to take everything off to put the adjustable cam gears on

i like the gold paint...

and thanks everyone for the compliments

but this was supposed to be a review of the Monsta manifold

CJ

[Swedish Mike]

Please tell me more about these manifolds, better than e-bay ones?

I want a full review!

/Mike

[Nowhere]

Looks identical to the classic SSAC manifold.

[tyrannix]

so does just about any SS bent t2 manifold

Looks identical to the classic SSAC manifold.

but it fit perfectly, looks like its of good quality, and we should be able to see it in action within a few weeks (need to run teh MAFs wire still, then grounds and solder/wrap everything, finish mounting the FMIC and rig up the coldpipe, finish wiring gauges, do vaccuum lines, work out a small problem with a stock rear caliper, then bolt up a seat and seatbelt to break in and test it out (need to slap on the aluminum driveshaft and either before or after break in, teh 4.363HLSD pumpkin goes on) ... and then the powerFC, z32 mafs and big injectors go on

but then we will see if anything cracks or whatever else may happen (also i have a piece of flex pipe to add to my downpipe, that should help stop any cracking before it starts)

CJ

[capwred]

im sorry to tell you but thats where ssauto gets alot of there stuff from.the mani i got from ssauto fits great and is done nice inside and out.