SSautochrome

[mcpcola]

Ok so i want to dispell any rumors or prove Facts so i am gathering info on them to put this puppy to rest. More to follow

 

[mcpcola]

ok so everyone has heard the rumors about the lack of quality of SSautochrome

so you have heard of turbo breaking off the manifolds well here it is

notice the welds on the runners and then look at the weld on the part that broke they are not the same machine someone rewelded it using a arc welder.

 

[awsom-0]

yuck! that is disgusting! :3d_frown:

 

[billspreston01]

haha...that sux. My dad has always placed the motto "you get what you pay for" into my head, and I stick by it. The best is almost ALWAYS the most expensive.

 

[MDCmotorsports]

I agree with the cheapness, but the above appears to be caused by some one running a quite heavy Holset hx35 or hx40.... WITH OUT ANY SUPPORT once so ever.

Also, when the tubes don't fit, alot of welders or robots play "gas station" and fill up the welds with tons of rod. Not good!

***Edit***

Thats not an SSautochrome issue manifold weld job either. They don't come with that type of oddball t3 Holset flange.

 

[turbomk3]

wow that shit sucks

 

[turboa7mgte]

SS autocrome is a reseller of Chinese made Manifolds, they DO NOT MAKE THEM!!!

That looks like a honda b18a and it also looks like it was braced....
This also looks like it was redone or bought used from someone who rewelded a differant flange on there.... Honda guys are know for this....

 

[mcpcola]

that is my point below the pic i posted that someone rewelded it so that is why it broke

 

[mcpcola]

also if you look at the right side of the pic you will see that the front of the car is cut off so may have been a wreck

 

[mcpcola]

I am still planning on getting the kit the sell for the supra and post a full review and pics installed

 

[suprra_girl]

i think that's a great idea... nothing better than having the facts from someone that has tested and tried... altho it may take a while for the little things to show up

i've got one of their turbos.. so i'll see if that falls apart LOL... planning to get one of their manifolds and make two braces from flange to flange... so i guess i'll be another guinea pig hehe

 

[rakkasan]

If I had to judge from that picture alone, I'd say the cracking had more to do with the owner than the design. The car is pieced together with a duct tape approach.

Notice that the flange was cut off & rewelded (shitty welds at that), it's missing at least one exhaust flange nut & a hole has been torched through what appears to be part of the unibody.

Shit in = shit out

 

[figgie]

one fo these manifolds was put to the test using AEROSPACE techinque for inspecting welds and what not. Needless to say that the welds were lacking in MANY spots.

 

[Wayne G.]

Ok so there made a little light weight and should be better braced. How
do they perform PRIOR to breaking??

Cheers

 

[cruzinbill]

well since i currently have one of these monifolds and tho i havent installed it yet(imlacking an external wastegate) i have to say i dont think they are as bad as everyone iss making them sound buddies got one on his sr20 for about 3 months now and no problems at all and i believe he has a t66 hes runnin and his doesnt look all nasty discolored like that one either

 

[Satan]

one fo these manifolds was put to the test using AEROSPACE techinque for inspecting welds and what not. Needless to say that the welds were lacking in MANY spots.

I'd like to compare the name-brand ones to it this way as well.... High-price/brand-name does not guarantee it will be better. Tho everyone says they're higher quality, I haven't seen the data to prove it.

 

[cruzinbill]

oh yah aerospace is a big word alot of people throw around that doesnt mean a whole lot aerospace quality is probly worse that automotive quality i work on jet eng and see it every day

 

[blackout_89t]

I had one of the honda SSautchrome manifolds and one of the supra ssautochrome manifolds taken to a turbo shop and had them compared.

The honda ones are pure shit. They had a ton of those manifolds lying around in a junk pile all cracked and looking like "glass."

BUT, the supra ones are made from thicker steel and they have yet to see one crack like that.

 

[streetknight]

as already said that does look like its been redone and its in what looks like to be a honda engine, even the brace look like they where arc welded on which is no wonder why it broke ,

 

[Satan]

I have one of the 2JZ kits on mine, except for the turbo.... Seems pretty decent and tho I am not going high-HP, looks like it will hold up pretty well with the small turbo I have on there now. For the price, can't be beat...