this why not to use ssautochrome manifolds

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

"good life example of why u get what you pay for."

look here for the thread

Post by **Structure240sx** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

that looks like what i crapped this morning. i wonder why sr guys' manifolds dont look like this

Post by **bbandit** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

because the ss autochrome cannot handle the ultimate KA power!!

but that hole looks pretty big.. what happenned to it? rusted and then chipped off?

Post by **offtheline** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

How long was it on the car for before the hole occured?

Post by **xxtrizz** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

Use some gum to fix her right up

Post by **Structure240sx** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

duct tape will take care of it

Post by **WDRacing** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

Wow, Looks like the weld was surface only, not enough actual metal penetration. But please answer the above questions, how long was it on the car? How long if any was it exposed to the elements?

WD

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

i'm not sure how long the owner had it on the car, but that look aweful.

yuper, nothing bubble gum and duct tape couldn't fix lol

Post by **WDRacing** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

Is this your car?

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

nope, not mine.

ssautochrome manifolds are mainly obx made

Post by **WDRacing** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

so this is some generic pic you found online??

Post by **C-Kwik** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

Looks like a Honda mani. The head flange doesn't match the DOHC or SOHC KA. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it doesn't look like a simple weld failure. Looks like a chunk of that runner is missing. But it would be easier to say if the photos were clearer and showed more close-ups of the hole itself. I definitely do not like that the wastegate flange is only attached to one runner.

Post by **NX95240** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

damn that looks pretty bad.

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

WDRacing wrote:so this is some generic pic you found online??

no sir, look at my first post, i attached a link to honda-tech's forum that tell more about the manifold.

i'm trying to protect the investment of nico's members, at the same time, by no mean don't let me stop anyone buying their manifolds if you feel like so.

Post by **andrave** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

I've heard about that stuff happening, I warned everyone that they had a bad name, but everyone got horny over the bling and the price tag...

Post by **WDRacing** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

BoostsFed wrote:no sir, look at my first post, i attached a link to honda-tech's forum that tell more about the manifold.

i'm trying to protect the investment of nico's members, at the same time, by no mean don't let me stop anyone buying their manifolds if you feel like so.

Not accusing anything my friend, just wondering.

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

WDRacing wrote:Not accusing anything my friend, just wondering.

i know

Post by **red240ne** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

awesome! I have an SSautochrome exhaust coming in the mail on Thursday!:D We'll see how bad it is.

curt

Post by **Projex240** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

lol....damn.

I understand that there are businesses that are wanting to make money--but why would you put a product out that was just crappy quality like that. I couldnt do it--i still have to sleep at night.Jesus---Youd think people would learn and boycott their asses.

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

red240ne wrote:awesome! I have an SSautochrome exhaust coming in the mail on Thursday!:D We'll see how bad it is.

curt

i must admit, the bling-bling factor is there

let us know how well it perform.

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

i ran into this, another of their manifold. look at the porting work. it supposed to be a brand new manifold. chrome baby.....!

the so called, collector;

Post by **red240ne** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

I'll take before/after pics. Hopefully there will be no after pics, LOL. I imagine their exhaust won't be too bad though, we'll see.

curt

Post by **j-z** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

i saw that a couple weeks ago. if yall click on the link to thread youll see that i posted in it too, hehe. it does look like *** and that collector is a joke just like the iap mani.

Post by **cory2081** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

well, if they used thicker wall tubing and got someone who knew how to weld, the manifolds would be good. That port work looks aweful!! I'd be ashamed to sell someone something like that. Do these people not take pride in their work??

Post by **red240ne** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

I got the exhaust. It's just an OBX exhaust I guess. It looks of really good quality though. REALLY good welds.

Post by **BoostFab** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

exhaust (catback) take less stress because less heat is involve--and would last longer, i suppose.

Post by **IvoryJ30t** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:01 am

BoostsFed wrote:i ran into this, another of their manifold. look at the porting work. it supposed to be a brand new manifold. chrome baby.....!

the so called, collector;

man, that looks like i welded it. and i suck at welding...

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