dangerous brain Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Anyone have contact details for Arnout? I've got his new workshop address and phone number somewhere, Hes only an hour and a bit from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 If it is of any help, it is also XSPower manifold for NA-T conversion, but this one looks completely different Oh and all holes look huge , actually, they are almost of size of pipes. The N/A to turbo manifold seesm to have twin wastegate pipes, so a much bigger flow volume there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I took a risk and went with the XS kit as a base. . It represented a £1.5k saving over premier kits I'm sure you'll agree that on Bodykits ... if you pay cheap it'll cost more in the longrun. The same I think applies to those manifolds. It be an arnout cast or a BL tubular for me - no if's no buts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 what would have caused this [ATTACH]59451[/ATTACH] It's only a rubber hose inside that wrap, it looks like the rubber inside has melted and the braid is just about holding it together. Maybe it was touching the no1 runner. That could have been very nasty! Edit - also that looks like an aeroquip hose, on something vital like an oil drain it should have a threaded re-usable aeroquip fitting, not a bl**dy jubilee clip!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshBhp Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Full Race Turbo manifolds, work of art and very strong. http://www.full-race.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=839_872_893_895&products_id=53&osCsid=172018a4807a30e45dae638d1515e1d0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I have a couple of reference pics from the BL manifold. You can see the twin pipes of good internal diameter going off to the wastegate (HKS), and the quality of the welds and smoothness at the collector. Those XS manifold pictures, holy smoke. Why put that on your car, why. One glance inside that collector should ring alarm bells. To continue to install it, well, blimey. It's like realising you are putting diesel in and then shrugging your shoulders and thinking "nah, it'll be OK, besides, it's cheaper than V-Power" and brimming the tank off. -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 And here are a couple of shots of the oil return hose that BL supplied, plus a bonus shot of the manifold collector again. Note the lack of cheap garden hose, instead it's a high temp oil carrying braided rubber hose with big aeroquip fittings. -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 the car is back together now, and will be mapped later today:d they have horned it out so i can use it until i can order a new manifold, the oil pipe showed in the pics had basically just melted as it was not the right type, could have been disastrous:( i have kept the hks wastegate, so here,s hoping it will be ok for me to pick up tonight/ early tomorow:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Dean, just got back to this. Really sorry to hear it mate, absolute nightmare. Hope you get it sorted and if there is anything I can do (feck knows what!), give me a shout. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 the car is back together now, and will be mapped later today:d they have horned it out so i can use it until i can order a new manifold, the oil pipe showed in the pics had basically just melted as it was not the right type, could have been disastrous:( i have kept the hks wastegate, so here,s hoping it will be ok for me to pick up tonight/ early tomorow:D Excellent news gaz, maybe a pm to muffleman to see if he's selling his old HKS manifold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Gaz, Glad to hear they are getting there. Be aware that with a change of manifold you're also looking at needing the DP modded and possibly the intake. Tell Dan to map to 1.4bar and set the FuelCut/BoostCut to 1.5bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Gaz, Glad to hear they are getting there. Be aware that with a change of manifold you're also looking at needing the DP modded and possibly the intake. Tell Dan to map to 1.4bar and set the FuelCut/BoostCut to 1.5bar. cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 great news gaz, let me know how it goes with the wastegate port being made larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Excellent news gaz, maybe a pm to muffleman to see if he's selling his old HKS manifold? Steady on, haven't even thought about what I will say to the missus when a new £1000 manifold turns up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 great news gaz, let me know how it goes with the wastegate port being made larger. will do rob, dan seems confident, i just hope the mapping goes well then i can calm down a bit, untill tomorow:eyebrows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 will do rob, dan seems confident, i just hope the mapping goes well then i can calm down a bit, untill tomorow:eyebrows: Good luck Gaz, hope it all goes well for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Steady on, haven't even thought about what I will say to the missus when a new £1000 manifold turns up bribe her with a cheap holiday it always works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 bribe her with a cheap holiday it always works Well now here's the problem, it was our anniversary last month - guess who hasn't got a card yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 the car is back together now, and will be mapped later today:d they have horned it out so i can use it until i can order a new manifold, the oil pipe showed in the pics had basically just melted as it was not the right type, could have been disastrous:( i have kept the hks wastegate, so here,s hoping it will be ok for me to pick up tonight/ early tomorow:D Is that drain hose neoprene with a fancy imitation braid over it? Drains should be metal until well away from the manifold and turbo, then a proper flexi section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 haven't even thought about what I will say to the missus when a new £1000 manifold turns up Just do what they do, say "What this old thing? I've had it for ages!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Is that drain hose neoprene with a fancy imitation braid over it? Drains should be metal until well away from the manifold and turbo, then a proper flexi section. Yep, I wonder what expert specced that bit of fishtank plumbing -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Well now here's the problem, it was our anniversary last month - guess who hasn't got a card yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Just do what they do, say "What this old thing? I've had it for ages!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Is that drain hose neoprene with a fancy imitation braid over it? Drains should be metal until well away from the manifold and turbo, then a proper flexi section. yep gutted about that:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 Well just got the car home and as promised took some pictures of the 'slight compression loss' and 'possible piston ring failure' as you can see perhaps a bit more dramatic than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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