Does this appear to be a good manifold or not?




http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBX-D...ayphotohosting

 

Just going on the name I would have to say, "not." Just get a cast manifold. They are cheaper, hold heat better and are more resistant to the heating and cooling cycles. The welds on that one would probably be done in a couple of months.

 

Yeh, OBX is a cheapo brand of anything else. Like Sniper said, just going by the name and what people had to say about their products, I would go with another brand.

 

How about this set up?

http://www.turbocalculator.com/sale-turbokits.php

 

you might be careful...that may just be for the D16. email them to check if it will fit the D17

oh yeah..it doesnt include any charge pipe or the downpipe you will need for it

 

That manifold is junk. With the combination of the heat and the weight of the turbo, it WILL crack. Get a greddy or DRAG cast manifold. It doesnt look as "Pretty" but its strong. Oh that turbo kit seems overpriced. 600$ for no intercooler, charge/intercooler pipes, BOV, oil line kit? Youll end up spending too much.

 

you can also check kteller.com for turbo manifolds, good quality stuff there

 

well if you want real quality...go full-race. they engineered their turbo headers by looking at and studying the exhaust flow and designed the pipes to more or less follow the path naturally taken by the exhaust. the outcome? virtually no backpressure. oh...and theyre on the order of about 1k each