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Top mount manifold
Ok so i found someone selling this top mount manifold for a pretty good price. Does this look like a good manifold? He says it will work with a/c so i am very interested in buying this. Let me know what you guys think
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Being a fabricator/welder I can tell you right now dont buy that manifold. Look in the second picture how bad the head flange is warped... you can see that who ever built this tried to sand it flat and it only hit the few aeras that are clean. So from the looks of it its bowed and twisted from not bolting it down properly while welding it. Things caused by a warped head flange.
#1. Exhaust leaks you cant fix.
#2. Because its not flat, when you bolt it down it puts stress on the runners, add heat and vibrations and it leads to the third thing...
#3. A cracked manifold that's now a pricey paper weight.
I do apologize ahead of time to whoever built this but im being honest...
#1. Exhaust leaks you cant fix.
#2. Because its not flat, when you bolt it down it puts stress on the runners, add heat and vibrations and it leads to the third thing...
#3. A cracked manifold that's now a pricey paper weight.
I do apologize ahead of time to whoever built this but im being honest...
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Being a fabricator/welder I can tell you right now dont buy that manifold. Look in the second picture how bad the head flange is warped... you can see that who ever built this tried to sand it flat and it only hit the few aeras that are clean. So from the looks of it its bowed and twisted from not bolting it down properly while welding it. Things caused by a warped head flange.
#1. Exhaust leaks you cant fix.
#2. Because its not flat, when you bolt it down it puts stress on the runners, add heat and vibrations and it leads to the third thing...
#3. A cracked manifold that's now a pricey paper weight.
I do apologize ahead of time to whoever built this but im being honest...
#1. Exhaust leaks you cant fix.
#2. Because its not flat, when you bolt it down it puts stress on the runners, add heat and vibrations and it leads to the third thing...
#3. A cracked manifold that's now a pricey paper weight.
I do apologize ahead of time to whoever built this but im being honest...
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Being a fabricator/welder I can tell you right now dont buy that manifold. Look in the second picture how bad the head flange is warped... you can see that who ever built this tried to sand it flat and it only hit the few aeras that are clean. So from the looks of it its bowed and twisted from not bolting it down properly while welding it. Things caused by a warped head flange.
#1. Exhaust leaks you cant fix.
#2. Because its not flat, when you bolt it down it puts stress on the runners, add heat and vibrations and it leads to the third thing...
#3. A cracked manifold that's now a pricey paper weight.
I do apologize ahead of time to whoever built this but im being honest...
#1. Exhaust leaks you cant fix.
#2. Because its not flat, when you bolt it down it puts stress on the runners, add heat and vibrations and it leads to the third thing...
#3. A cracked manifold that's now a pricey paper weight.
I do apologize ahead of time to whoever built this but im being honest...
You think welding a bracket from the T3 flange to in between runner # 2 & 3 flange would help with the stress? Ive seen some top mount manis like that.
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You could do that, but it being that warped shows there wasn't a lot of attention put into the manifold. How flat is the turbo flange? Is it even back purged? Who built it? Does it come with a lifetime warranty? Things id ask my self before buying it. I'm not bashing the person who built it nor the manifold it self. There's only 2 pictures of it and im just analyzing what i can see.
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Imo that's putting a bandage on something in properly built.
You could do that, but it being that warped shows there wasn't a lot of attention put into the manifold. How flat is the turbo flange? Is it even back purged? Who built it? Does it come with a lifetime warranty? Things id ask my self before buying it. I'm not bashing the person who built it nor the manifold it self. There's only 2 pictures of it and im just analyzing what i can see.
You could do that, but it being that warped shows there wasn't a lot of attention put into the manifold. How flat is the turbo flange? Is it even back purged? Who built it? Does it come with a lifetime warranty? Things id ask my self before buying it. I'm not bashing the person who built it nor the manifold it self. There's only 2 pictures of it and im just analyzing what i can see.
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Doesn't look back purged, also the turbo flange is warped. If AFI did infact build it id be surprised. I know the welders there are very good, with welds that dont look like that.
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That being said, the welds and joint alignment appear to be good. More then likely the manifold will hold up just fine, it just all depends on what you're paying for this. Could you spend just a little more and get a new one from a known and trusted company? If you are getting a killer deal on it i'd say it's just fine...after getting the flanges straight.
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