**RawBrokerage ISIS Manifold Review**

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leesredgt
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I had been looking for a decent quality and cheap Greddy style manifold for a while and was getting ready to buy an EBay when when Ricky at RawBrokerage saw that I needed one. All I can say now is im very glad that I did not go with the manifold off EBay.

When I opened the box and pulled out the manifold I noticed the unusually smooth casting for a knock off manifold. There are some ruff places but nothing that wont be covered up buy the fuel rail or other parts. The main area is very smooth and top notch.

Top of Manifold:

Underneath Manifold:

Long shot of the intake:

Close up of the casting quality:

The flange that mounts to the engine was in the same condition as the rest and so were the intake ports, smooth as the rest of the Intake.

Intake ports:



When it came time to install the parts needed on the underside the parts went on easy. The water tube was a little tuff to install but I eventually got it with a little persuasion. The nipples and and hardware are provided with this manifold as well.



So the next part was to install the Manifold to the block. The manifold was very easily installed and took only a couple of taps to push all the way onto the studs. Once mounted the manifold sat flush and was easily bolted up with the bolts and washers provided.







The manifold comes with the tubing and clamps and zip ties needed for the cooling as well.

Over all I was very pleased with this manifold, for the price you just cant beat it. You get a good quality casted part with the service and backing of RawBrokerage, the backing alone of RawBrokerage makes it more worthwhile buying this part instead of one off of EBay.

So on a scale from 1-5….

Casting-4.0

Ease of install-4.5

Hardware-5.0

Price-5.0

So in closeing,if your looking for a cheap, good quality, non EBay manifold, look no further because RawBrokerage has got the part you need.


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wow thats nice, I wish they made civic parts lol

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sweet!

I am still waiting for my shipment from coolwhip.

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Same thing i got off eBay for $199 shipped. I had a bit more trouble with mine though, but w/e

and isis=ebay, there is not multiple MFRS

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you know, i liked this review till i saw your generic *** flex hose radiator hose.

dude...comeon....get a real hose... that **** is ghetto.

regardless, mani looks good. id be interested to see flow characteristics port to port.

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Joe wrote:you know, i liked this review till i saw your generic *** flex hose radiator hose.

dude...comeon....get a real hose... that **** is ghetto.

regardless, mani looks good. id be interested to see flow characteristics port to port.
I know,its all i could find at the time i first did the swap 2 yrs ago,it does the job,its just a street car so its not getting pounded on really.

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I am in no way questioning Raw Brokerage's stuff, but that think does look exactly like ones I've seen on ebay before.

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it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't the same just different mfg warehouse. I will say if you buy from coolwhip/rawbrokerage it's been reviewed and qualified for use. Good buy! Looks nice. Just clean up your motor you lazy dirtbag!!!!! Come on bro! NON-JDM HOTNESS. LOL.

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Hey Lee, glad you like the product and had the same impression as I had when first got them.

To respond to some of the post, I am no way trying these pass these off as an authentic Greddy Manifold, our own Raw Brokerage branded manifold, or a revolutionary manifold replacing all else which wasn't copied off a previous design, etc.

However, what I've personally had a chance to do is compare the different inexpensive intake manifolds over some time and found that the ISIS was the best suited to fill the void between stock and a Greddy unit for those of our customers looking to replace their factory intake manifold.

We still sell both units. However, those that are looking at cheaper alternatives can rest assure this unit is probably the best casted among the rest. Smooth ports and plenum, flush mounting surfaces, and price made this a winner in my book.

Hope that clears any future confusion up with it. Again thanks for the feedback.

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Sounds perfectly reasonable to me

sepulchralx
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I had to go thru a lot of **** to get my manifold to work right.. bolt holes did not line up and the ID of the water neck hole was too large... I'm glad your selling something guaranteed. I used the one i bought then filed a paypal dispute and got a partial refund of $100 for my troubles.

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eww neat. thats my manifold. My water neck as well was to large. I luv no name parts. makes it fun to instal. no really.

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KUILLIN_DRIFTER wrote: Good buy! Looks nice. Just clean up your motor you lazy dirtbag!!!!! Come on bro! NON-JDM HOTNESS. LOL.
LOL trust me its getting cleaned up bigtime before i drop it into the vert.I know more of what i want to do this time around then when i did it the first time.


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Hey thanks I just ordered this manifold so im glad someone got it on and all good write up and thanks for the pics


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