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rico05
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Well, I think that the design is good, and the fabrication is decent...but it feels very non Japanese. The welds are thouough, but not beautiful like on things I have received from Japan. Were the runners meet in the middle, there is a lot of crap inside. Like they couldn't go deep enough w/ the dremel. I am pleased with my purchase, but much more than $355 and I would have been upset. I am glad that it came with new manifold to block and manifold to turbo gaskets and new trubo studs, washers, lock washers and nuts. I may be putting this on next weekend with the rest of my exhaust that is all over my damn house (ProjectSilvia O2 housing, downpipe and testpipe and HKS Hi Power cat back) But I may wait for SS lines and a T28.

Oh yeah: I have pics whenever Members Rides gets back up.


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iliketocrash
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did you get the T3 manifold?

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rico05
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No, tubular T25/T28

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SSSCA18DET
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I installed one of these (the 4 into one type) on my CA, boosts a little earlier, and look purty....

Finish was good, I got mine for $300 AU dollars....

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s13conv
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Have you tried the cast O2 pipe that they sell?

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yashin
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do they sell a t3 manifold?

i thought they only had a t2 manifold?

NeedCAforS13
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they sell a t3 manifold too.

Sean


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