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"that's pretty" stage and see information and photographs that show the thickness and specifications of materials used, efficiency tests on the intercoolers, the types of cores used and so on.Firstly, this thread wasn't started as a
Thing is whilst people may only spend £150 on a manifold they will spend the same again having it fitted. When it goes wrong it can cause further damage and as a result cost even more to put right.rather than put you 2 pence worth in, before getting the truth.
ask the right person first,
- yup your going to be really impartial.£150 gettin it fitted then ya need to shop around. A manifold is an easy thing to fit ya self. I'll try and get pictures of a my mates manifold which failed on his Skyline. It was 'a named' product and it didn't do to well. Shall we just blame the manufacturer???Laney wrote:I'll try and get pictures of a my mates manifold which failed on his Skyline.
I've seen both HKS and Greddy exhaust manifolds crack. And what do you think the guarantee gives you? I've heard of HKS just giving you a "discount" on a new one!! 
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-----------------------------------------------------Click here for MR2 Mania WebsiteRogue wrote:MR2Mania wrote:Patrick, aren't your own exhausts made in China?
The point I'm trying to make here is that, so what if they're made in China? Labour rates are considerably cheaper in China, and industry is big there, so there's no reason why you can't get good quality from China.
Our exhaust systems are currently made in the UK, but our downpipes and revision3+ tubular manifolds are manufactured in China
The Chinese even have a more advanced Space program than ours!
Rogue
I cant imagine any country beating it. The companies we deal with are run by the Tawainese and only employ the chinese for the crap jobs.(eg HKS, Greddy, etc) is made in China? Sometimes, you see cheap "copies" being sold on the internet, and more often than not, it's the manufacturer selling some of the "wasteage" items. 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Click here for MR2 Mania WebsiteLaney wrote:If ya spending
I was luck that only 1 stud snapped when I took my old one off but the studs came out with the rest instead of just the nuts. I spent an afternoon cleaning the studs removing nuts and inserting them back into the head. It then took me another 2 hours to get the new manifold on, it was very difficult to get some of the nuts on underneath some of the pipes and only a 1/10 of a turn at a time with the spanner! 
What, if any, is the relationship between XS-Power and SS Autochrome. What sort of warranty comes with the goods. ....manifolds/downpipes will be looked at in individual cases, most turbo's come with 12 months. What tests have been run to prove that the products are as good as their branded counterparts. NOT imported from China and re-sold. The stone mountain manufacturing company side of things do all the fabrication,!! we don't just build systems, we start from scratch, developing systems, Jason (XS-Power UK) personally developed a system for the ST185 and 205 gt4 celica, which we are waiting for production to finish,..............? It may be time consuming but thats something you have to live with.If I were a Gimp
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Reply by jim99cook: Reported to Ebay,faulty goods, I left
..the-dog wrote:received my manifold and downpipe on monday and i'm very impressed with the quality and the welds, they are a pig to fit but they look very nice!
adam.
..can you let everyone know what they fit like and give us all a durability update once you have given them a good thrashing!
when i take off the cheap internet bought one i will be taking a big hammer to it straight away!!! =D> That's not to say that improvements can't be made, but it'll take a fair bit of thought and engineering knowledge.steve---o wrote:
the next one i buy will be a better made more expensive hks one i think.
"big name" might be better for the performance aspect, but it won't guarantee quality issues. HKS manifolds, for example, have been known to crack. If you then tried to get it replaced, changes are you'd be told that "it's not our issue, but what we can do is supply you a new one at a healthy discount". Yeah, OK, that's REALLY a good solution! 
And all this has come from a certain HKS dealer that I know! And I'm not totally convinced that it's the Japanese firm's fault, because the Japanese are 2nd to none for customer support, generally.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Click here for MR2 Mania Website......£335....£329 And this is for someone who paid immediately for a buy it now item, so what can I expect in terms of feedback if I pay after 24 hours?-ve feedback for one person, 'briangb' who bought three things and didnt pay for any of them?