cardelino18

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raHKdQ5k0SQ

This is the new video of the manifold that Treadstone Performance is making for the 08+ Cobalt SS

Enjoy!

umrdyldo

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I don't think I'll be the first to purchase.

Looks quite good though.

As with the skeptics of this site, we need solid proof.

Kildore

Certainly is beautiful.

Boosted_Cobalt09

looks nice im surprised they arent doing a tubular manifold and doing a cast one.

1Rare4Door

They are doing a cast SS most likely to help with longevity. The labor involved is more machine than someone at a table with a jig welding. Once the sand casts are made they can fly through making these. Also who can argue with cast for its strength and stainless is just awesome. Manifold will last 2 lifetimes.

firerat

The question is, will this manifold be able to withstand a turbo anti-lag set up?

peachpuff

The turbo will fail first in a real anti lag setup than the manifold, unless its a shitty paper thin pacesetter manifold.

elecblue06

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cast manifolds are win a properly built cast manifold that is lol

fredds-turbaltSS

elec, you seem very knowledgeable on this topic, what the advantages of a cast manifold? and anti lag set up..only thing i can think of is nitrouse? explain please thankyou!

09CobaltSS1

lol... sarcasm or not, I couldn't help but laugh at that

elecblue06

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wtf is thats supposed to me 09 lol

cast manifolds are very sturdy, and from what I understand retain more heat thus spooling the turbo better.. that being said they're not the best for flow.. but they're worlds better then a log manifold

i also could be wrong and misunderstanding things lol

fredds-turbaltSS

i still dont understand the anti-lag you guys mentioned... and if your saying the only advances are structual i cant buy that, doesnt welding metal actually make it stronger? anyway... and would ceramic coating make up for the heat issue..... i always thought equal length tube style was the best way to go? coming from a muscle car background keep in mind, i know theres big difference with the turbo and what not

elecblue06

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a well fabbed equal length tube is the best way to go

cast manifolds are small and do have a collector region, where as a log manifold everything slams out at a 90* angle.. bastically it goes equal length tube> cast> log

fredds-turbaltSS

Thanks...that was my original thought... you know what the "anti-lag" turbo set up is? haha

elecblue06

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilag_system

peachpuff

But who wants to pay $1500 for a full-race manifold? They're works of art but pricey as hell.

BLAZIN07SS

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http://www.synapseturbo.com/mm5/merc...turbomanifolds

steddy2112

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People who actually care about going fast rather than bragging about WHP numbers or being faster than someone else.

occsdude

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is anyone running this?

BLAZIN07SS

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i know of one person running this

mkriebs

Ok, so this looks good and all, but how are you going to mount the turbo off the side of the manifold like that? Wouldn't it hit the firewall? when we did my big turbo, ours was a tubular manifold, we actually had to make it sit significantly lower than where the stock turbo position was, and we had to mount it straight off the bottom of the manifold to keep it from interfering with the firewall.

What turbo are you putting on this? I could see it working if it was a small frame GT28, but anything larger i don't see working.

cardelino18

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we are going to use different turbos to test them out.. we are using precision turbo 5857, 6057 and 6062

Boosted_Cobalt09

i couldnt agree more with you.... the way i see it is you might aswell make a complete upgrade from the stock manifold. if im not mistaken i believe our stock manifolds are cast stainless to begin with. the only upgrade i honestly see from this is longer runners and the ability to run an external waste gate. to me it just seems you would be better off with a tubular manifold.

also as far as your turbos go.......you might as well tell people "hey start building your bottom end now." i mean im running a 5557 with a tubular manifold and thats a tight squeeze to begin with(not saying you cant get a bigger one in there) but its good to 535hp. the turbos you guys are doing are all capable of between 600-650 if im not mistaken here. so as far as marketing your turbos theres really nothing there for guys that want to be in the 500 range let alone guys that cant build a motor.

06G85

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steddy2112

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OMG look at it again failsos and look where the turbo would mount up and what would mount to the side hole there.

Sit in the corner for a minute.

I'm stupid and even got it right off the bat

Stock rods bent at 550whp

Stock crank is good for more than that.

SO why do we need to build bottom ends again?