WTB: greddy kit exhaust manifold/uppipe
07-19-2008, 05:56 PM
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WTB: greddy kit exhaust manifold/uppipe
as title, wanting to buy a greddy kit exhaust manifold/uppipe.
let me know if you have one for sale.
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let me know if you have one for sale.
thanks
07-19-2008, 07:23 PM
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to be honest, i dont know what cause the crack. i went to Hong Kong for vacation for a month or so, and when i get back there is already a leak. but know if it is becasue my car was backfiring a lot before or because of my car is running too rich.
Jeff, i dont know if there is a muffler shop call Golden Muffler in FL, but they help me weild the bung on to my midpipe, i wonder if they can weild it for me!
i hope they could since im gonna have my car tuned by you on Aug.2
Jeff, i dont know if there is a muffler shop call Golden Muffler in FL, but they help me weild the bung on to my midpipe, i wonder if they can weild it for me!
i hope they could since im gonna have my car tuned by you on Aug.2
07-19-2008, 07:33 PM
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post pics, I'd like to compare where the crack is on your manifold. Mine's a hairline crack. Not a big deal besides the exhaust leak, but I hear that if you don't repair it and keep driving, it can make it difficult to repair down the road.
07-19-2008, 08:25 PM
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Clanton welding. It's in Tampa.
http://tampabay.citysearch.com/profi...ding_shop.html
They did a good job repairing it, but they didn't have the tools to smooth it down the rounded areas very well. I dropped it off at allamerica to get ceramic coated. They should be cleaning it up before coating it, I'll post pics next week wed/thurs when it's done. They did an excellent job with Police34's manifold coating.
http://tampabay.citysearch.com/profi...ding_shop.html
They did a good job repairing it, but they didn't have the tools to smooth it down the rounded areas very well. I dropped it off at allamerica to get ceramic coated. They should be cleaning it up before coating it, I'll post pics next week wed/thurs when it's done. They did an excellent job with Police34's manifold coating.
07-20-2008, 04:40 PM
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I don't know how prone they are to cracking. There are more GReddy turbo kits out there than anything else by many fold. I don't see many threads complaining about cracks, so there might be a small batch with issues.
07-20-2008, 07:21 PM
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Trapping the heat makes the manifold weaker.
You guys are alone on this cracking bit.
I have a bunch of these things out there and none have cracked.
Mine has more than 30k miles on it with no failure and I beat the living sh*t out of it.
I've even drilled and then welded some holes in mine for various sensors with no cracks.
The most likely culprit is hits to the exhaust system going over bumps and loose downpipe support braces.
You guys are alone on this cracking bit.
I have a bunch of these things out there and none have cracked.
Mine has more than 30k miles on it with no failure and I beat the living sh*t out of it.
I've even drilled and then welded some holes in mine for various sensors with no cracks.
The most likely culprit is hits to the exhaust system going over bumps and loose downpipe support braces.
07-20-2008, 10:27 PM
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the idea is to coat the part, inside and out, so the metal isn't subject to as much heat. Companies like Jet-hot started in the business by coating parts in jet engines that were seeing extreme temps.
Like I said, there's a ton of greddy manifolds out there, I haven't seen many complaints about cracks. So I don't think it's a big deal.
Like I said, there's a ton of greddy manifolds out there, I haven't seen many complaints about cracks. So I don't think it's a big deal.
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