product reveiw-ssautochrome manifold

jlantz85 · 05-12-2006, 01:18 AM

i bought the ssa 3sgte manifold for my 5sfte project. the welds look good, and both flanges have a straight edge(not warped). there is one problem with mine though, one of the holes where the studs go through is off by about 1/8th inch. im going to drill it out and itll be alright, but i didnt see any reveiws for this and just thought id add one for people interested in this.

mattastik · 06-23-2006, 04:06 AM

can you post agin about how well it holds up after it's been used?

IPS Ryan · 02-05-2007, 12:33 PM

It is a POS. It bends almost immediatly and warps making it not usable. Don't waste your money.

JMcDonald · 02-07-2007, 03:40 PM

I have used and installed two of these. They had some metal chunks inside the collector that needed to be ground off. The one I installed on a friend's car rubbed a little against one of the mounting tabs on the head for the hotpipe brace. The hotpipe also *doesnt* fit wth this manifold, at least not with the stock bracket. I made a quick little bracket for my friend's car that I put in place of the stock bracket, that lifted the hotpipe up about 1/4"-3/8", and it fit after that. It also needed a turbohoses coupler because the Turbohoses couplers are thinner. The thicker stock coupler will touch the #4 runner where the coupler attaches from the compressor outlet to the hotpipe.

Other than that neither I nor he had no more problems.

Fezzman · 10-14-2007, 10:43 AM

Bought one and they even mentioned that the manifold can be fitted on a GenIII engine. My fault for not doing my homework cause not only are holes of the studs are way off, the tubing of the manifold are not in line with the exhaust port. It was off by as much as an inch. Have to cut off the flange and make a new one. Due to that, the exhaust manifold is shorter and the downpipe is very close with the a/c compressor. Because of the heat, my aircond is useless. Fitted 3 compressors and each one doesnt last more than 4 days. In other words, i do not recommend using their exhaust manifold.

05-12-2006, 01:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
jlantz85 diesel skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Clayton, Indiana Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	product reveiw-ssautochrome manifold i bought the ssa 3sgte manifold for my 5sfte project. the welds look good, and both flanges have a straight edge(not warped). there is one problem with mine though, one of the holes where the studs go through is off by about 1/8th inch. im going to drill it out and itll be alright, but i didnt see any reveiws for this and just thought id add one for people interested in this.

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06-23-2006, 04:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
mattastik pwn3d! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: whore island Posts: 40 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	can you post agin about how well it holds up after it's been used?

02-05-2007, 12:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
IPS Ryan Some Skills Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	It is a POS. It bends almost immediatly and warps making it not usable. Don't waste your money.

02-07-2007, 03:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
JMcDonald Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 455 Thanks: 13 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I have used and installed two of these. They had some metal chunks inside the collector that needed to be ground off. The one I installed on a friend's car rubbed a little against one of the mounting tabs on the head for the hotpipe brace. The hotpipe also doesnt fit wth this manifold, at least not with the stock bracket. I made a quick little bracket for my friend's car that I put in place of the stock bracket, that lifted the hotpipe up about 1/4"-3/8", and it fit after that. It also needed a turbohoses coupler because the Turbohoses couplers are thinner. The thicker stock coupler will touch the #4 runner where the coupler attaches from the compressor outlet to the hotpipe. Other than that neither I nor he had no more problems.

10-14-2007, 10:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fezzman No Skills Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Bought one and they even mentioned that the manifold can be fitted on a GenIII engine. My fault for not doing my homework cause not only are holes of the studs are way off, the tubing of the manifold are not in line with the exhaust port. It was off by as much as an inch. Have to cut off the flange and make a new one. Due to that, the exhaust manifold is shorter and the downpipe is very close with the a/c compressor. Because of the heat, my aircond is useless. Fitted 3 compressors and each one doesnt last more than 4 days. In other words, i do not recommend using their exhaust manifold.