Top mount manifold

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uber95
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Tried searching using top mount manifold, top mount turbo manifold, etc. No luck...Looking for a decent top mount turbo manifold with a T3 flange, I know some of you guys use them. Where'd you get them. BTW don't even mention SSautocrap. Thanks fellas


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hks and tomei have some and i think it was t3 but not sure. i found those off of jps trading limited on ebay. they seem to be a good company but i haven't used them yet. however their prices are pretty good. check it out

oh by the way i found those for an rb26dett but they also have for the rb25 too i believe.

full-race has one too. its expensive but if money wasn't a prob i would definitely get theirs

good luck

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uber95
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Has anyone used an OBX manifold? I found one here.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem

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I dont think it could be that good for that price. Remeber you pay for what you get. also they called it a header i dont think they know to much about it.

but you never know maybe someone has used it and has had good luck with it.

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OBX manifolds=SSAutocrap in my mind... Same thing different name...

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uber95
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I'm quite familiar with the "get what you pay for" adage. I just can't justify paying nearly 1k+ for a header. Most of the cost is paying for the name, if it was a custom piece then yea that's worth it. I know there are people running top mount stuff on here, where are they sourcing them?

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What HP levels are you looking at? Seems to me that if your going to bother with a top mount, you better have your wallet out. There is no reasonably priced solution.

I just decided to stick with the stock log, its adequate and I cannot justify the extra coin for a topmount.

I always wondered how a stock log would perform that was extrude honed. This is NOT cheap though. Like 700 bucks. By the time you get done with that and ceramic coating, your back to almost 1k.

Evan

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300Plus
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Anyone run that OBX mani? its designed for a t4 ... alot of ppl bought the aasuto manis and reinforced/fixed them, I bet this would be an equally good if not better starting point.

I'm looking at a mani for my T4 and thinking this would be something to start from and improve apon. I know a few other guys looking to do the same.

flip through the "engine bay pics" thread and count the number of ppl running the ssauto mani with success.

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Run the ss auto mani with a super 72... just a saftey touch up on the sketchy looking welds and a new exh. gasket... resolved.

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uber95
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What's the fit like in an S14 engine bay? Blurrbosi I see that you're in Tampa, you running a top mount? I'd be interested in seeing it first hand if we could meet up someplace. I appreciate the input guys.


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