aftermarket manifold
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A manifold is a manifold.....You get the manifold based on the turbo you are planning to run. There are basically two different types.....cast and tubular.....tubular = better spool.....cast = will not crack as the tubular ones do...atleast the ones off of egay. I am not aware of a way to measure how good or bad a manifold is.....the only way I can tell is that the ones off of ebay that crack = bad, and the others that do not i guess could be labeled as good.
stock one is good enough for most jobs. If you are going beyond what that can do you might as well get a custom one.
I'm assuming you're talking about stock turbo. If so, the stock manifold is good enough for any kind of upgrade. (50, 57, 60 trim, etc.)
Nothing compares to a good tubular manifold though. And there's another that wasn't mentioned, log style. :runaway:
No, I do not endorse log style manifolds, I was just stating that they do exist for our cars.
No, I do not endorse log style manifolds, I was just stating that they do exist for our cars.
If you're using the stock turbo, stick to the stock manifold. The manifold isn't the bottleneck, the turbo is and I doubt you'd see any noticable gains changing.
Now if you're changing turbos it's a whole different story...
Now if you're changing turbos it's a whole different story...
Poodles;1206461 said:
Hey Poodles! I was considering a tubular manifold myself. I'm currently running the 20G listed in my sig; but, just bought a JT61GT (www.notrice.com) to install sometime this next summer. In your opinion, would it be worth it to upgrade to a tubular type manifold for either the 20G or the JT61GT?
CajunKenny;1206576 said:
The JT61GT is made to fit the stock manifold.....I would just bore out the stock manifold and run the hell out of that JT61GT....I hear that is one hell of a nice turbo.
Tubular manifold is definately better, but it's not a bolt in affair... It's why bolt-on turbos still sell well.