Ok, i have searched around but cant find anything on a better turbo manifold for the 7m. I dont like my crappy XS power manifold. Anywhere i can buy a better manifold with the turned t4 flange, equal length manifold. Ron ramirez still around? Or did or does raptor racing make a better manifold? Thanks. The downpipe coming out of my borg is just too close to the firewall with the XS manifold.
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I just purchased the t4 manifold off of DM, his new manifolds are turned properly. I can't give my opinion on fitment issues as I haven't tried to dry fit anything yet, still piecing my HX35 kit together.
Yeah the XS one i have is the same thing as that one. I want one with the turbo placed a little up, further forwards, and rotated a bit.
If you've looked at what's out there, and it does not suit your needs, then you'll probably have to get someone to do what you specifically want.
If it were me, I'd check the usual suspects for Mk3 performance aftermarket. I think that all of the major vendors are pretty good about getting specs for their parts for you. If any of them do what you want, great. Buy that.
If not, then you'll have to get something made specifically for you. There are a lot of places that will weld up a custom turbo manifold. Some are probably better than others, but you can probably find one in your local area that does good work for a good price by visiting a few local meets or message boards and finding guys who have custom turbo setups under their hoods.
I didn't want to deal with that kind of stuff, which is why I got a turbo that fits on the factory manifold, and could use factory exhaust stuff. That way other aftermarket stuff fits directly on without everything needing to be custom.
I can understand the eBay manifold being junk, but i'd bet that there are good reasons why the other manifolds are the way that they are, and that it's to fit other parts that have to go around the turbo, like wastegates, downpipes, intakes, oil/water feeds and returns...
If it were me, I'd check the usual suspects for Mk3 performance aftermarket. I think that all of the major vendors are pretty good about getting specs for their parts for you. If any of them do what you want, great. Buy that.
If not, then you'll have to get something made specifically for you. There are a lot of places that will weld up a custom turbo manifold. Some are probably better than others, but you can probably find one in your local area that does good work for a good price by visiting a few local meets or message boards and finding guys who have custom turbo setups under their hoods.
I didn't want to deal with that kind of stuff, which is why I got a turbo that fits on the factory manifold, and could use factory exhaust stuff. That way other aftermarket stuff fits directly on without everything needing to be custom.
I can understand the eBay manifold being junk, but i'd bet that there are good reasons why the other manifolds are the way that they are, and that it's to fit other parts that have to go around the turbo, like wastegates, downpipes, intakes, oil/water feeds and returns...
Yeah, I just cant find any websites that sell any other styles then the ebay / XS power / driftmotion manifold. If there was, i would buy it probably. As far as people in my area, yeah i know the guy that owns a nice performance shop down the road from my house. But not too many people are fans of the 7m here. Not sure what he would do.
