Alright.. the time has came to buy a turbo manifold..I did a search, but it only came up with a few results, which were over a year old on different manifolds..
I've been looking to buy the ETDRacing Fulltube manifold, or the "Shorty Log Manifold" they offer.. here's a linkhttp://etdracing.com/manifold/manifold6.html
But I can't decide... I'm not strictly between those two though.. here's what the plan is.. Turbonetics T3/T04E Turbo (.50 trim, .63 A/R) from JGStools.com, 10-12psi of boost on stock engine. 38mm Tial Wastegate.. 3" downpipe... Those would probably be the only things that would concern the manifold. So that's why I was looking at these, somewhat cheap, and offer exactly what I want.. I just wanted to get some other opinions on which of these to get, or any other manifolds, that don't cost $900, since i'm not going for huge HP numbers.. at the moment .. or if anyone has one for sale
Which Turbo Manifold to buy....
I had the ETD manifold (the more expensive one, that was all the offered at the time) on my KA-T motor. The manifold is very well made and honestly I dont really have any complaints about it except the clearance. With my T3/T04E .50 trim tangentially mounted turbo, clearance at the brake master cyl was VERY tight. Also, it aligned the downpipe exit at such an angle that it required quite a bit of work to even fit a 3" downpipe, and even then, clearance with the brake hardline there was less than HALF an inch. Otherwise though a very well made manifold.
Oh, and call and find out how many they have IN STOCK. We did a group buy back on these manifolds a while ago, and they ended up taking forever and ever on the production of the pieces. If I were you I'd make sure that they're in stock before you order, and take any ETA estimate from them with a grain of salt.
Good luck man!
Oh, and call and find out how many they have IN STOCK. We did a group buy back on these manifolds a while ago, and they ended up taking forever and ever on the production of the pieces. If I were you I'd make sure that they're in stock before you order, and take any ETA estimate from them with a grain of salt.
Good luck man!
Re: (fiznat)
I'd wait for a few. JGStools.com is working on a KA24DE mani. Course they've got it in a S14, but I'm sure they could set your S13 up when they get it worked out for market.