OBX exhaust manifold and turbo( quality?)

[Flamereka]

Say this on E-bay and I know there is alot of crap turbos. Is this one of them? I like the way the manifold looks other then the non standard t3/t4 flange. I also thought I read somewhere that OBX was made in USA is ther true? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...37081

[mattblancarte]

When that OBX stuff craps out on you, you're going to be doing a lot of this:

[Fearsome_tea]

Cant be any worse than greddy as the manifold goes. I would try it. That turbo is a complete piece of **** though

[BoostFab]

looks better than the other crappy ebay one LOL

[kevwa]

i would say the manifold is worth trying, but i would get just the manifold and use a good turbo with it - i believe i have seen that manifold for about 300 on ebay before

[SuicidnS13]

Just a side note guys -

OBX has a lifetime warranty on these turbos. A few guys from Honda_tech have been running the ball bearing ones with good/great results.

But still if you can afford to invest in a better turbo Id highly advise you do that before buying a cheapo china turbo.

[mattblancarte]

No, but seriously. I have read TONS of reviews of people that have used OBX manifolds and a ton of them crack over time.

Don't buy it.

[Carryl]

i'm running the obx manifold with a greddy td06-25g on my rb20, wastegate spring is 8psi and there is no boost creep till 8500 rpm :-), cant complain..(my car is rhd might be some clearance issues with tte wastegate runner on LHD.

[the_garynator]

what wastegate are you running?

[Carryl]

SS autocrap 46m waste gate... changed out the spring and diaphragm though

[StricNyne]

good to see someone show and prove !

[Cjmartz2k]

A buddy of mine was running one for a while, but he chopped it up, re-welded it, and pre-fixed a lot of it. It worked fine for him for like 3 years. I guess you just got to know what you are getting into with these.

[Carryl]

the only thing i can remember that was a lil off was how rough the joints were internally. the welds on the outside are pretty good though...the angles at which they cut and welded the tubes were just rough internally guess..the flow could be better in there

[Flamereka]

thanks I appreciate your reply. How long has it been on? Also whats you zip I live in New Hampton, NY.

[Carryl]

i go to college, in old westbury, 11568......my "family lives in sag harbor, 11963.....and im an international student from the island of st.lucia thats where the car is .......the manifold this december would have been on for a year ...

[Sil240]

You have anymore info on your setup posted somewhere??

Interested to see your ITM/ waterneck situation.

I'm a Long Island boy also.I used to live in Wheatley heights.Down in FL now.

[eh?]

It won't fit LHD cars, not a chance.

[Carryl]

i have this thread, just realized i havent added any pics really ill try to update it... added a pic of the manifold... for you though zer...50829

[willyho240]

hey carryl your on long island i dont live to far from old westbury maybe 15 mins. maybe you can give me some insight on my swap

[Kalypso]

is an arc welder enough for fabricating manifolds?

[PorkChopExpress]

no, a mig welder with argon attachment will work tho.