ssautochrome manifold

Post by **300max** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

Does anyone know the status of the above manifold. I've been checking their website and it appears to have been removed. Are they still working on it and what is the eta? Thanks

Post by **spitz7985** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

i've heard VERY bad things about ssautochrome from the honda guys.

Post by **node** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

I have heard good things and I have heard bad things. The expression "you get what you pay for" comes to mind though.

If you want some more info, ask on the SR board since I think a bunch of those guys should have the manifolds.

I was thinking about buying the version for the SR on ebay and cutting the flange off, then welding the KA flange on. I have heard that the stainless is thin and dificult to weld though. maybe thats what the honda guys were complaining about.

Post by **bentsprocket** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

ssautochrome is good ppl and their products our good if they made them they ripped me a new one when I bought a header and it turned out to be a chitty Pace Setter. It was awhile back and they did give a refund. I got an exhaust from them some time back for my Nephew and it seems to be ok. Fitment was great and looks good I'll send pics tomorrow. I know this was off a little but the guys who makes the exhaust also makes the Mani's Hope this helps

Post by **j-z** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

STAY AWAY!!! youll be kicking yourself in the nuts later down the road wishing you didnt buy it. THEYRE JUNK.

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

usually, ssautochrome's knockoff products are the items that give them a bad rep. the KAT manifold is original. while i haven't had the chance to handle one first hand, the KAT manifold seems like a sturdy piece. the one or two reviews that i've read about it have been good.

i've narrowed my manifold choice down to ssautochrome's and spracing's.

-demetrius

Post by **bentsprocket** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

I am up in the air now! Listening to everyone's opinion and expert advice on the KA-T is really something that deserves alot of thought. I have been searching under "ssautochrome" and find some good some bad. However, I hear that about everything on here. One person benefits and another suffers. I guess I will go with the stuff no really suffers from. hehe Their loss my gain. Who knows I may lose but who gives a chit! I have had my losses to help others out but, My advice came from first hand issues. I am glad to hear the responses. I have a "BOY" coming on May 27th and he'll take up much of the deserved $$$$$ so piecing a kit together from what I have found here is a HUGE help. I just got some questions. 1.Has anyone have the mani and do you have any problems? So far.

2.How is the colorization of the metal does it look to be weakening. (ie pitting, surface rust...etc etc.)

3.How do you drive normally? (THE BIG ?)

These are some thoughts that come to mind after being up 26 hours. So sorry if I didn't make sense.:thinker :thinker

Post by **j-z** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

its not their knock off design or innovative design they use, they all suck! sure they look nice and pretty and theyre really cheap, but things like that just dont happen. its the material they use that makes their manis blow a$$. compared to a full-race sr mani that ive had in my hands, these feel as if theyre made of tin. if they would use better materials and knew how to weld two different thickness metals together they wouldnt be half bad, but for now they suck.

Post by **yashin** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

just get jgs i 've heard many good things, and that's what i'll most likely be going with

Post by **j-z** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

^^^ ditto

Post by **S14Swap240sx** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

http://www.etdracing.com/manifold.html#240sx

if ur lookin for a decent price equal length there it is, out shipments went out already so in a short time there will be lots of reviews on this manifold

Post by **cosmo** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

^^^can you get a T25 flange on that?

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

j-z wrote:compared to a full-race sr mani that ive had in my hands, these feel as if theyre made of tin.

compare anything to a full race manifold and it will feel like tin. full race manifolds are heavy, period. comparing almost anything to full race is unfair, and it had better be for the price you have to pay.

it sounds like you have one of the ssautochrome manifolds. is it the final version? can you post pics?

-demetrius

Post by **candela** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

<--- has had an SR ssautochrome manifold and it was complete fuggin chit.... please learn from others. The manifolds that the use are OBX product (for SR and KA) and are complete chit. I will say it again, they are complete ****...

Oh and did I say they are complete ****? Mine cracked within the first 4 days of NORMAL driving with my SR...

Post by **tapdeznutz** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

sounds like harsh words from experience. mine with that

Post by **j-z** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

no i dont have one of those POS. you can compare quite a bit of manis to a full-race. just not the cheap *** ssautochrome and obx etc.. i said it once and ill say it again, its the material they use that makes their manis blow a$$. compared to a full-race sr mani that ive had in my hands, these feel as if theyre made of tin. if they would use better materials and knew how to weld two different thickness metals together they wouldnt be half bad, but for now they suck. im done trying to convince others to not waste their money on a ****ty product. buy one and find out for yourselves.

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

j-z wrote:i said it once and ill say it again, its the material they use that makes their manis blow a$$.

hks and i believe greddy uses the same sus304 stainless steel for their manifolds.

compared to a full-race sr mani that ive had in my hands, these feel as if theyre made of tin.

this makes it sound as if you actually have one of the ssautochrome manifolds.

i'm not trying to defend ssautochrome, or even convince people to buy from them. BUT people do need to realize that there are different versions of the same manifold. i've seen pics of the old and the new, and the difference is night and day. most of the people who buy from them know what they're getting into and are willing to take the risk.

-demetrius

Post by **candela** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

Quote » i've seen pics of the old and the new[/quote] I HAVE seen both...not just in pics and the new ones are stlil junk (though a little better constructed) and i would STILL not waste my money on anything from them.

I would not even order anything from them at all, regardless of what it was and its price. Simply because they make **** *** products in one line of field -and though that surely doesn't mean everything they make is ****- I would not support a company like that who KNOWINGLY sells **** to people who obviously don't. There customer service is horrible... they claim after cracking that OBX gives lifetime warranty but that is bull****.

EVERYTHING I HAVE TYPED IS FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, so PLEASE do NOT waste yoru money on one. If you DO get one, then make sure you know how to weld (cause you will) to not only fix teh cracking but to construct some type of bracing for it...

Post by **j-z** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

the thickness of the material to be more specific is why they dont hold for ****. thats why they feel like theyre made of tin when compared to a well designed manifold.

Post by **andrave** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

I was gonna say, to me it looks like they make their manifolds from stainless exhaust piping and thats why the crack and blow up so much. I wouldn't get one...

Post by **den240** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

SS has a new ka24de mani out too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 46117&rd=1

probably just as crappy as their older one, but now with t25/t28 flange instead of t3..... and they claim it to be 2.8mm stainless tubing...

Post by **BoostFab** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

node wrote:The expression "you get what you pay for" comes to mind though.

and, sadly, people never learn

Post by **Projex240** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

Theres no good info here other than just opinions--anyone actually have this manifold and have personal exp with it? If its an original peice, then it may be of good quality--the sr manifold from obxa re junk because they are mass produced and have been since before the sr bandwoagon relaly hit. Id like to see a good write up on the ss KA manifold.

anyone?

-Josh

Post by **JonnyB4Real** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

demcj wrote:i've narrowed my manifold choice down to ssautochrome's and spracing's.

-demetrius

could you give more info on this spracing manifold?? I ran a search and came up with nothing

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

here you go.

-demetrius

Post by **klattr1** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

Phat KA-T manifold

Post by **JonnyB4Real** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

oh, spracing as in sound performance, Im an idiot

Post by **chandler** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

that mani is pure hotness, what kind of turbo is that, and where does te oil feed line route, what about the oil return?

Post by **chandler** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

id really like to know what kind of rpm im lookin at for that sp 50 turbo, is it ball bearing? ceramic? i like the mani, ill get that one for sure, whats the a/r and trim of the turbo? cmon i gots lots of ????'s

Post by **klattr1** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:50 pm

chandler wrote:id really like to know what kind of rpm im lookin at for that sp 50 turbo, is it ball bearing? ceramic? i like the mani, ill get that one for sure, whats the a/r and trim of the turbo? cmon i gots lots of ????'s

its a non ball bearing turbo with a 54 mm wheel. Go to here for Precision's specs:http://www.precisionturbo.net/sportcompact.php

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