Stock manifold Vs. tubular

[SR20Monster]

Guys, i came across a coated reinforced XSpower(SSautochrome) manifold. My issue is, should i install it? or should i port and coat my stock manifold and leave it at that? Any ideas would help alot! THANKS! What exaclty will my power gains be?

[Rosco]

I had a SSA one....I'm currently rockin the OEM now. The SSA one is made with thin-wall metal tubing. Not to mention, that even though they reinforced the welds on the flange, they are weak and will end up breaking over time. I would just reccomend rocking the oem one. It sounds better to me anyway for some reason.

[gsxrjjordan]

there's nothing wrong with ssautochrome manifolds, when you consider the price ~ all tubular manifolds can/will crack over time - that doesn't mean that no one uses them lol. The difference with a t25/t28 is tiny, but with a bigger snail every 100rpm that you can lower your spool by counts. Also, power gains with a stock turbo are negligable - for gains up top, replace your intake mani with a greddy or jun style one.

If you've still got a stock turbo, keep the stock one stock - definitly dont go pouring money into stock ****ty parts. If you want a lil bling under your hood, get the tubular one and watch all the pretty colors it turns.

[Rosco]

http://www.jdm-option.com/eng/....html

^^^Super nice manifold. Stock manifold has better response than a tubular design. The link I posted backs this up. I also know this from experience.

[myees13]

http://www.sr20tuning.com/manifold.html