Thinking about manifolds...?

**AUDILUX** · 04-01-2008 08:02 AM

After reading some cool stuff on AWEs website about their intake manifolds for the stage 3 setup, I decided to request information on HP and torque gains for the manifolds. Here is what AWE had to say -

Thanks for contacting us.

Gains with the manifolds are very small in relation to the price. We only see about 10 more hp with them. Coupled with the cost of having to pull the motor to install them, it's just not worth it at this point.

My suggestion would be to use that money and buy some brakes or wheels from me...

Regards,
Michael Romano
Sales Manager
Porsche - Bentley Specialist
A.W.E. Tuning
P 888.565.2257
F 215.658.1877
http://www.awe-tuning.com

**infinkc** · 04-01-2008 08:55 AM

least they are honest, spend $250 and get the xs ones.

**PoloIceberg** · 04-01-2008 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by AUDILUX

After reading some cool stuff on AWEs website about their intake manifolds for the stage 3 setup, I decided to request information on HP and torque gains for the manifolds. Here is what AWE had to say -

Thanks for contacting us.

Gains with the manifolds are very small in relation to the price. We only see about 10 more hp with them. Coupled with the cost of having to pull the motor to install them, it's just not worth it at this point.

My suggestion would be to use that money and buy some brakes or wheels from me...

Regards,
Michael Romano
Sales Manager
Porsche - Bentley Specialist
A.W.E. Tuning
P 888.565.2257
F 215.658.1877
http://www.awe-tuning.com

LOL @ awe...im gonna assume your talking about exhaust manifolds not intake

**AUDILUX** · 04-01-2008 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by PoloIceberg

LOL @ awe...im gonna assume your talking about exhaust manifolds not intake

Yup, exhaust manifolds...sorry.

**Rated S** · 04-01-2008 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by AUDILUX

My suggestion would be to use that money and buy some brakes or wheels from me...

Ha, sales person always at work

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**generationjdm** · 04-01-2008 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by infinkc

least they are honest, spend $250 and get the xs ones.

If you get the SS auto ones for 250.00 just have some extra money laying around when they fall apart so you can pay to pull the motor twice... There will be other mani options for the Ko4 guys from what I hear soon enough...

**GURUMAN** · 04-01-2008 12:18 PM

Word in the street that the Xs are the shit...

**generationjdm** · 04-01-2008 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by GURUMAN

Word in the street that the Xs are the shit...

Ya you can't go wrong

**The_Jerbel** · 04-01-2008 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by GURUMAN

Word in the street that the Xs are shit...

Got that right

**kaijumax** · 04-01-2008 07:04 PM

Well if the X manifolds are shit , why is it that no one can show pictures of how bad they have fallen apart?

**GURUMAN** · 04-01-2008 07:33 PM

Because nobody is stupid enough to trust those shitty chinese parts.

About 10 hours to change a set at 60$ an hour minimum...

No more talking about XS.

**kaijumax** · 04-02-2008 05:10 AM

After doing some research this is what I have found.
1) Manifolds are not cost effective enough to spend the money, there isn't a large enough demand to make a good quality low dollar alternative to the stock unit. The chance of failure is not worth the risk, especially for daily drivers.
2) I don't know what some of the people are using who moved from K03/4's to Garrett or other. I get the impression even most stage 3 or better cars still use the stock manifolds.
3) Vast provides a coated manifold with a porting option for those who don't want to install there new turbo's on a rusty manifold.