turbo manifold

[redsprinter]

Have any of you guys used or seen this manifold on a sprinter b4. jsut wondering what your thought on it would be

also here is another link i think the guy bought it from .. look similar or even the same ...

<--------third one down .

[86xxx]

Looks like it would crack quite quickly (look at the length of the runners)

I wouldn't waste my time, by some black heavy wall pipe bends and play around, yeah it may not look quite that pretty (if you tack it up and have a pro welder tig weld it it will look just as good once finished by HPC or someone) but it'll be miles better as far as strength and cost are concerned, in the long run.

[350hp4agte]

i second that

[slide86]

i got a SS auto monifold for my CA once.....it didnt fit.

[redsprinter]

all fixed ... spoke to sprinterman68.... his gonna fix me up ...

[70XIN]

plenty of people have used them without any dramas. most of them are designed for a 20V, so the end bolt holes need to be modified to fit 16V

but the whole thing about cracking is just uneducated guessing, they are fine.

me, personally, will be using thick-as steam pipe

[86xxx]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (70XIN @ Jan 15 2008, 01:56 PM) </div>Its been proven time and time again, these (especially cheap ebay manifolds) stainless thin wall manifolds are just asking for trouble.

Stop and think about it for a second. You have a material that work hardens (as it heats and cools as manifolds do) that becomes brittle over a period of time. You have the weight of a turbo being supported out and away from the engine, which is a fair weight for even a steam pipe manifold to hold on its own. Being on ebay its even more so a cheap, ultra thin grade of stainless, more than likely the cheapest grade and not 304 as exhausts should be. The weight of the turbo, combined with the vibrations of the engine, added to the brittleness of the stainless, is just an uneducated wank factor purchase, and one that is garranteed to fail. It may take months or years, but it will crack, nothing is more certain.

If they are fine, why are you using steam pipe??!?

I made mine from steam pipe (thick wall black pipe), kept the runners as short as possible and as close to the bloack as possible, and have a solid support going down to the engine mount for support.... No breakage here.













I have the skills, contacts and resources to have a stainless manifold made up, needless to say i have not cut any corners with my build. Fact is that stainless manifolds may look trick, but as far as functionability is concerned you'll have nothing but trouble with them.

[86xxx]

And once cleaned up and HPC coated...

[Javal]

Haha medwin you love posting pics of your spoonter / associated bits don't you? :lol:

[skin]

Na thast bs

Weld a brace on it i bet it never ever cracks

Little bit of initiative goes a long way